Not a huge gap, which saw the likes of
Ethan Hayter and Mattia Cattaneo close it further and further down. Wout van Aert passed the first intermediate point in first place, however lost the lead on the second. The battle was very tight with both riders extremely close to each other towards the finale, however the Italian had the superior time as van Aert may have suffered from the small drops of rain that fell late in the day.
Van Aert extended his lead, however came away with another second place whilst Primoz Roglic and Jonas Vingegaard were the first riders to arrive from those who should be fighting for the first place of the GC.