The Tour de France riders face a stern test as the 112th edition of the race enters the Massif Central for the 10th stage on Monday, with 4,450 metres of climbing awaiting them.

Visma-Lease a Bike used Matteo Jorgenson to set the pace on the penultimate climb, then linked up with Victor Campenaerts, who was also in the attack of the day, to help Yates and be there as a so-called 'satellite' rider. They were tactical moves rather than all-out attacks on Pogačar.

Sunday saw an incredible day for bike racing. Tim Merlier claimed his second stage victory of the 112th Tour de France on Sunday, outsprinting green jersey Jonathan Milan at the end of a windswept 175-kilometre run to Saint-Amand-Montrond.