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Split in the peloton. The pressure has caused a sizeable cut in the middle of the bunch here.
It’s Philipsen smashing his way across the last part of the gap to the counter. That’s Alpecin’s own sprinter doing the work.
Alpecin are making inroads. They’re 15 seconds behind the counter-attack now and 36 seconds behind the leading trio.
Alpecin want to chase this down. They have four riders on the front of the bunch.
Another short descent now and Kung, Ganna, and Jorgenson lead by 15 seconds, with the peloton at 45 seconds.
Jumbo-Visma are trying to shut the peloton down now. Alpecin-Fenix have missed this, though.
Here are the riders in the counter-attack
Soler, Konrad, Politt, Cattaneo, Honore, Perichon, Caruso, Wright, Hamilton, Leknessund, Bettiol, Kron, Pedersen, Mollema, Boasson Hagen, Houle, Neilands, Schultz, Mozzato.
Politt and Pedersen won’t take no for an answer today. They couldn’t follow Ganna on the climb but they’re in a 15-man counter attack now.
BikeExchange sprinter Dylan Groenewegen is also off the back in a different group with, interestingly, Primoz Roglic.
We have a big chase group now looking to get over to the front three.
Fabio Jakobsen dropped! The Dutch sprinter is in a sizeable group off the back of the bunch. He should get back in but that’s not a great sign.
162km to go
Kung gasps for air as Ganna takes this effort all the way to the top of the cat-3 climb. The trio have a lead of around 10 seconds
It’s Matteo Jorgenson for Movistar.
Cattaneo can’t handle it and it’s only Kung and one rider from Movistar now who can match the world time trial champion.
Huge turn from Ganna on this climb and he’s really stretching things out here. Kung and Cattaneo follow.
Sagan dropped out the back of the bunch.
Perichon attacks as the peloton comes back to the rest of the break. It’s Ganna on the front of the bunch and he breezes up past Perichon now.
Van der Hoorn dropped from the break as Pedersen forces the pace. Van Poppel goes pop…
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