Holding on to the lead in the race for the Tour’s maillot jaune was always going to be a formidable challenge, but Ben and his teammates were not daunted. After Ben’s stage 6 win and two days in yellow, they were determined to race in a style they would remember forever with pride.

And that is what they did, charging towards the Hautacam with their heads held high. Although Ben had to relent when the best climbers in the race attacked over the summit of the Col du Solour, he pushed hard all the way to the line and was roared up the Hautacam by the French crowds.

The past two days in the yellow jersey have been unforgettable experiences for Ben. He is glad that he got to share it with his teammates Harry Sweeny, Michael Valgren, Kasper Asgreen, Vincenzo Albanese, Alex Baudin, and Neilson Powless. Ben will never forget their selfless work for him.

Tomorrow, Ben will be back in EF Education-EasyPost pink for the time trial up Peyragudes. He and his teammates did the maillot jaune proud.

This Tour de France is far from done and now we’re going back into attack mode.

Read our riders’ thoughts from the summit of the Hautacam.

The guys did a really big job. The whole team honored this jersey. I am super grateful to everyone for today. We did the perfect race. We wanted a big break and to show ourselves at the front and that is what we did. Harry was up there as well, and he really saved me a lot of time today.

I just got cooked out there a little bit. So, that is all she wrote. The fans were absolutely incredible. Coming up the last climb, I was 13 minutes behind, and I reckon I got the biggest cheer out of anyone.

I want to say thank you to anyone who's written my name or shouted for me or cheered me on. It was just amazing.

Today’s stage was pretty intense. Even on the flat roads coming into the first climb of the day, there was a big group up the road and UAE wanted to keep it under two minutes. There were 35 guys up there, so that meant for a very furious pace into the first climb. I think the gruppetto started forming even before we hit that first climb, because the pace was so intense on those flat roads. We tried to stay around Ben as much as we could and keep him cool and keep ourselves cool too. That was the biggest battle today, cooling off because it was super hot. You would go through a bottle every 10 minutes or something. So, we just had to keep supplying Ben with water and ice and then let him do his thing in the end.

It was awesome to ride for the yellow jersey. It's an honor. It’s not a common thing. To get the jersey within the team is really, really hard. So, it was pretty cool to be out there in the front. We kind of knew it was just for a loan, right? It doesn’t really matter. We had it. We did well, so we can be proud.

Two days in yellow is never enough, but I think we had a lot of fun for those two days. It was a real honor. There aren't going to be very many teams who get to wear the yellow jersey in this year's Tour de France. We'll be one of the few. It’s been a real pleasure to watch how this organization reacted and adapted to having what is the most coveted thing in the world of professional cycling.

We’ll decide regarding Ben and whether he continues with the top 10 GC ambition on Superbagneres. I still believe he can be in the top 10 if it cools down, Ben's just not a super rider in in heat, and it is supposed to cool down and we are supposed to get a little bit of rain. And if that happens, I think we could revive his chances of getting a top 10. If it doesn't happen, it doesn't happen.

There are three more stages left in this race that I think are suited for breakaways that our team could win from. So, we'll chase those three remaining breakaway stages, and we'll chase the top 10. Who knows? Maybe we will come away with both.