2:30 p.m.: Before getting to the heart of the matter, the post that you have been eagerly awaiting since this morning >> our anticipated summary of the stage.
Rare showers announced this Wednesday in Mayenne, and it will fall besides a small storm of nothing at all exactly when Chros Froome comes out of the pits. The Englishman collects himself from the starting gantry before putting it back on the first turn. he ended up crippled more than eight minutes from the winner. Stefan Kung, who put on his rain tires, slams the clock, thanks to the vociferations of Marc Madiot who yells at him “You’re huge Stefan, you’re huge” from start to finish.
Levitating since the qualification of Switzerland, the FDJ specialist has long retained the provisional first place, Roglic and Thomas both failing to ten seconds. Then it is Uran who passes in front of a short head, while Gaudu is doing honorably for a heavyweight climber. Pogaçar does not have the same legs on this day of grace at the Board, but he settles quietly in the top 5. There remain Van Aert and Julian who shoot each other from a distance for the yellow jersey. Beaten on the edge, the French still keeps 8 seconds ahead of the Belgian and takes back the yellow jersey. Van Der Poel crushes his mount to the end but finishes at 20 seconds. France regains a taste for life after the disillusionment of the Euro.