After 28 km of fighting, the good breakaway has formed and the peloton seems to have validated. There are 20 riders at the front with a 1’15” lead over the peloton while the Frenchman Bryan Coquard (Cofidis) tries to come back to the breakaway at the cost of a solitary effort.
The riders of the breakaway (3 French): H. Tejada (Astana Qazaqstan), M. Kwiatkowski (Ineos Grenadiers), M. Van Gils (Lotto-Dstny), N. Oliveira (Movistar), G. Zimmermann (Intermarché – Circus – Wanty), J. Stuyven (Lidl – Trek), H. Houle (Israel – Premier Tech), Q. Pacher (Groupama-FDJ), J. Shaw (EF Education – Easy Post), P. Eenkhoorn (Lotto- Dstny), M. Mohoric (Bahrain Victorious), P. Latour (TotalEnergies), A. Bettiol (EF Education – Easy Post), K. Asgreen (Soudal – Quick Step), M. Teunissen (Intermarché – Circus – Wanty), F. Wright (Bahrain Victorious), A. Charmig (Uno-X), L. Mozzato (Arkéa Samsic), A. Petit (Intermarché – Circus – Wanty), C. Bol (Astana Qazaqstan)
