Entering into the Tour de France still recovering from illness, and then layering a puncture in the opening team trial on top, compounded what had already been a tough start to the Grand Tour for Kévin Vauquelin but now the Netcompany Ineos rider looks to be starting the rebound.
Firstly he made it into the break on stage 4, the first time in the 2026 edition where it was allowed to run away to the line, and then persevered through the various splits to be in contention among the final group of 10 that fought for the stage victory.
