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More riders are trying to join them.
Stefan Bissegger (Decathlon CMA CGM) and Sébastien Grignard (Lotto Intermarché) are the latest couple of riders to get a small lead.
That sextet has been brought back.
The peloton at the start a little earlier.
Six attackers have come together and got a small gap over the peloton.
Actually, it turns out that Onley has abandoned due to an illness, rather than lingering injuries from that crash. The Scot can’t catch a break right now.
Four riders who finished yesterday have not made it to the start today – Oscar Onley, Iván Romeo, Julien Bernard and Rick Pluimers.
Onley had been looking so good until his crash on stage three, and even yesterday had the legs to help his teammate Kévin Vauquelin on the final climb, but that crash must be taking too much of a toll.
Given the increased likelihood of a break surviving today, and remembering how long it raged for yesterday, we can anticipate another intense, drawn-out battle as riders try to get into the day’s break.
Race leader Jonas Vingegaard waiting at the unofficial start.
It’s a warm, dry day here in France, and spirits appeared to be high among the Uno-X Mobility riders, pictured here messing around with a anana this morning.
The riders are on the move and making their way to kilometre 0.
For a reminder of how Jonas Vingegaard and Visma-Lease a Bike triumphed yesterday, have a read of our report from yesterday.
All this means that Jonas Vingegaard might not be eyeing up a third stage win in a row. Yesterday his Visma-Leasea Bike did a lot of work throughout the day to ensure the break was controlled and that Vingegaard was set up for the stage win, which he duly delivered.
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