Stage report:

Bastille Day in the Massif Central, 166 km from Aurillac to Le Lioran, and the French fans didn’t get the home win they wanted. Tadej Pogačar caught lone leader Carapaz and went solo to the line for his 24th career Tour stage win, ahead of Remco Evenepoel and young Paul Seixas.

The game:

Stage podium:

1. The White Tornadooos by Fred de Witt
2. Piccolo65 by Jeannette Kleijne
3. SANTANDER by Pablo Alvarez Oliveri and Molteni by Jeroen Vandeput and Bikey McBikeface by Ed and El Tiburon by Barcollo ma non mollo and Scott Cycling Team by Giacomo Salmoiraghi and Renz Team by AleRoggia and TUINPAD PROMOTIETEAM by Rene van Noort

Yellow Jersey podium:

1. Renz Team by AleRoggia
2. Molteni by Jeroen Vandeput
3. Scott Cycling Team by Giacomo Salmoiraghi

Polka dot podium:

1. The White Tornadooos by Fred de Witt
2. Piccolo65 by Jeannette Kleijne
3. El Tiburon by Barcollo ma non mollo

Another mountain day, another chance for the climbers. Fred de Witt’s The White Tornadooos wins the stage and, with a full haul of KOM points, takes the polka dot lead straight back from El Tiburon, with Piccolo65 once again in second. At the top of the general classification nothing moves: AleRoggia’s Renz Team and Jeroen Vandeput’s Molteni both score 146, so the gap stays at 25 points, with Giacomo Salmoiraghi’s Scott Cycling Team third.

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