Mathieu Ladagnous was the only rider in day's breakaway. He won the mountain point for only categorized climb and maximum points for intermediate sprint before he was caught. Few riders tried a surprise attack in final kilometers but it all ended with bunch sprint. Caleb Ewan won it. Peter Sagan finished second but he was relegated to the end of peleton for a dangerous use of his elbow. As a result, stage runner-up Sam Bennett significantly increased his lead in points classification over Slovakian.
Rank Rider Team Time
1 Caleb Ewan (AUS) Lotto–Soudal 4h 00' 01"
2 Sam Bennett (IRL) Jersey green.svg Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 0"
3 Wout van Aert (BEL) Team Jumbo–Visma + 0"
4 Bryan Coquard (FRA) B&B Hotels–Vital Concept + 0"
5 Clément Venturini (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 0"
6 Mads Pedersen (DEN) Trek–Segafredo + 0"
7 Luka Mezgec (SLO) Mitchelton–Scott + 0"
8 Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) Israel Start-Up Nation + 0"
9 Oliver Naesen (BEL) AG2R La Mondiale + 0"
10 Ryan Gibbons (RSA) NTT Pro Cycling + 0"

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