Right place, wrong jersey. Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) finished his first day as a Tour de France rider in the mixed zone in the shadow of the Atomium but stretched across his back was the white jersey of best young rider rather than the maillot jaune he had visualised beforehand.
Once again temporary traffic lights hit the Triangle Time Trial. However by some ingenuity on the part of Sheldon and the timekeepers Joyce and Keith, a shortened 9.7mile course was able to be run.
Elia Viviani and the Deceuninck-QuickStep team had been dreaming of a far better result in the opening sprint of the Tour de France in Brussels. The Belgian team wanted to add another prestigious win...
It could have been a lot worse for Geraint Thomas. In the past, after all, it often has been. Amid the litany of crashes that have punctuated his relationship with the Tour de France over the years...