The second week of competition kicked off with another sprint stage. Although the stage profile favored the sprinters, the attacks eventually appeared at the end of the race.
The French rider from Groupama-FDJ took the stage victory. The rider knew how to take advantage of the race circumstances to cross the finish line in first place.
The Visma team failed to launch their main sprinter, Wout van Aert. This tactical error ended up being decisive for the final result of the stage.
The expression "when the bee doesn't fly" in the title refers to Wout van Aert, whose name and number of times he flies make him the "bee" of the competition. When his lead-out fails, a Frenchman is ready to win.
