It took a while for the day's breakaway to take shape. With just over 100 kilometres to go, 14 riders made their move. Team Jumbo-Visma, with race leader Jonas Vingegaard, controlled the race and allowed the breakaway to fight for the stage win.

On the short final climb, Vingegaard accelerated. The Dane attacked from the now-reduced peloton but did not gain the GC rider any time. In the same time as his rivals, Vingegaard crossed the line just under a minute behind stage winner Georg Zimmermann.

"I am happy with how today's stage went”, Vingegaard said. "I felt perfect on the way. One of the competitors decided to attack on the last climb. I noticed that my legs felt good, and I counterattacked. Ultimately, the climb was not long and hard enough to create a serious gap. The team did a great job again today. Tiesj Benoot and Attila Valter supported me until the very end. The next two days are going to be difficult. They are long and challenging mountain stages. Hopefully, I will have the legs to do great things.”