Bauke Mollema, from whom some attack was expected today, was at the front of the pack at the start, but the first hole was made by the Italian Kristian Sbaragli. However, he was quickly caught up. Shortly afterwards, a group of three riders did manage to make a long flight ahead. Italian Mattia Cattaneo, Belgian Frederik Frison and Englishman Fred Wright had left and the peloton followed for tens of kilometers at two and three minutes later.
Pogacar was involved in an early crash in the race, but the race leader was able to continue. That ultimately did not apply to the Italian Gianni Moscon and the American Kevin Vermaerke. Both had to squeeze the brakes. The latter seemed to have problems with his collarbone. The first intermediate sprint was won by Wright, the first mountain point of the day was for Frison. He was the first to climb the Côte de Maréchet, a fourth category mountain. The second ascent of the day, the Côte des Rousses (also fourth category), was a prey for Frison.
Kevin Vermaerke had to give up the fight after a crash.
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At sixty kilometers from the finish line, the Belgian gave up. Cattaneo and Wright kept a lead of about two minutes on the peloton and on the penultimate climb it was the Italian who again scored a point in the battle for the polka dot jersey, which is still on the shoulders of the Dane Magnus Cort. At twenty kilometers from the finish, on the way to the final climb, the two front runners still had a good minute lead on the peloton.
The three escapees: Mattia Cattaneo, Frederik Frison and Fred Wright
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With about five kilometers to go, at the foot of the final climb (Côte du Stade olympique), Wright released Cattaneo and his lead over the pack narrowed until he was finally caught. Van Aert showed himself to be the strongest in the last kilometers uphill, by keeping Matthews and Pogacar behind after a great jump.
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