"Nice!! Huang!!!"
The moment Huang Chong secured third place, Aldag's wild yell erupted over the radio.
In the Tour de France, any top-ten stage finish is incredibly valuable.
At the same time, even the slightest advantage is a huge victory for a GC Cyclist.
Huang Chong crossed the line third. Although he was in the same group as the peloton behind him and had no actual time lead, the top three finishers get time bonuses!
This meant that he was the first of the top-tier GC Cyclists in this year's Tour de France to gain an advantage.
But Huang Chong himself remained clear-headed.
This small lead was nowhere near enough to celebrate for long.
Besides, he knew his success today was entirely because Van Aert of the Visma Team was in the peloton, and the other teams had no intention of cooperating in the chase.
