With Gee re-affirming his general classification lead, the chase behind was being led by
Davide Piganzoli and Jefferson Alveiro Cepeda on the final climb. Gee's main challenger at the start of the day, Magnus Cort Nielsen, was climbing admirably for someone not renowned for his ability in the mountains, but he remained around 40 seconds down inside the final kilometre. At the front meanwhile, the fight between Chumil and Gee for the stage went all the way to a photo finish, with Chumil eventually taking it.