Riding behind O'Connor, Vingegaard and Pogačar closely watched each other in the final climb. Vingegaard attacked his Slovenian rival but Pogačar responded with ease. Vingegaard and his teammates had also tried to hurt the defending champion earlier in the day in the Col de La Madeleine, but their effors left Pogačar unfazed.

The 3-time champion keeps the yellow jersey and a lead of 4 minutes and 26 seconds with three days left as Ben O’Connor wins the challenging Alpine stage.

It was Thymen Arensman who was able to put together a gritty ride to take home the stage win. With about 13km to go, Thymen Arensman made an aggressive push to separate himself from Vingegaard and Pogačar. He built his lead up to over 30+ seconds between him and the yellow group of Pogačar and Vingegaard.