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Tom Pidcock was going so well he left established climbers in his wake, both on the ascents and the descents. He rode to a dominant victory, 48 seconds ahead of Louis Meintjes and 2 minutes and 6 seconds ahead of Chris Froome. Pogacar, after 3 sprint attacks late on, finished at the same time as Vingegaard and Thomas to leave these three riders at the front of the GC race.

Jonas Vingegaard leads Tadej Pogacar by 2 minutes 22 seconds, with Geraint Thomas a further 4 seconds behind. Romain Bardet, despite a valiant ride, is 4th on 2 minutes 35 seconds behind with Adam Yates, Nairo Quintana and David Gaudu all more than a minute behind him. Tom Pidcock's magnificent ride brings him up to 8th, over 3 minutes 32 seconds behind them.

Wout van Aert's attacking style extended his lead for the Green Jersey and, on 315 points, has scored more points than his two nearest rivals, Pogacar and Fabio Jakobsen, combined.

The Polka Dot Jersey has been retained by Simon Geschke, ahead of today's big mover, Meintjes, and Vingegaard.