14 riders are racing ahead, the peloton seems to validate the breakaway. Among the fugitives, Clément Berthet (AG2R Citroën), Mathieu Burgaudeau (TotalEnergies), Michael Woods (Israel-Premier Tech), Victor Campenaerts (Lotto-Dstny) or even Pierre Latour (TotalEnergies).
Neilson Powless (EF Education) is also there: the American, wearing the polka dot jersey, knows that there are many points to be picked up in the mountain classification.