In Belgium, Remco Evenepoel’s withdrawal stole the spotlight of Dutch stage winner Thymen Arensman. Lance Armstrong, Bradley Wiggins, Johan Bruyneel, and George Hincapie all weighed in on the situation in their daily podcasts.

Evenepoel, the reigning time trial Olympic and world champion, was expected to win the stage in the absence of time trial specialists — Filippo Ganna and Stefan Bissegger, who both crashed and exited the race on the first day of the Tour last week.

Belgian cyclist Remco Evenepoel, who was in third place, abandoned the Tour de France during the challenging 14th stage, midway through the Col du Tourmalet ascent. The decision came as a surprise, cutting short his participation in the 182.

The Tour de France continues with the toughest stage of this year’s race, featuring four mammoth Pyrenean climbs