Thomas Gachignard (Total Energies), Lenny Martinez (Bahrain Victorious) and Jonas Abrahamsen (Uno-X Mobility) zipped off the front early in the stage and have been joined by Danish powerhouse Kasper Asgreen. It's a handy quartet but the gap is being held at two minutes and well that's nothing at all given how few they are.

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