The ascent of the Puy de Dome did not make the expected differences between the men in the general classification, but once again made it clear that
Tadej Pogacar seems to be in good shape and that
Jonas Vingegaard is currently a step behind the Slovenian rider who, for the second consecutive stage, took some time off him at the finish line;
In the fight for third place on the podium.
Jai Hindley lost a few seconds to
Carlos Rodriguez who is firmly established in the elite and only lost some time in the final rush to
Simon Yates and his teammate
Tom Pidcock;
More time was lost by
Adam Yates (still in the top 5),
David Gaudu and
Romain Bardet, who remain in the top 10 along with
Sepp Kuss.
Here is the general classification of the
Tour de France before the first rest stage.
1. Jonas Vingegaard
2. Tadej Pogacar at 17".
3. Jai Hindley at 2:40".
4. Carlos Rodriguez at 4:22".
5. Adam Yates at 4:39"
6. Simon Yates at 4:44".
7. Tom Pidcock at 5:26".
8. David Gaudu at 6:01".
9. Sepp Kuss at 6:45".
10. Romain Bardet at 6:58".