After the traditional breakaway of the day was caught, the sprinters' teams brought the fast men to the front. Italian Alberto proved to be the fastest.

Rohan Dennis was already looking ahead to the following stages after the relatively quiet stage. "I hope I can be important for the team again in the coming days”, he said. “Primoz Roglic still has a chance to win this race. Hopefully, he will have good legs in the coming stages. The competition is intense. Maybe we can play it smart and beat them that way”, the Australian said.

"Finally, a quiet day for the riders”, sports director Marc Reef said. "That's not an unnecessary luxury on a grand tour. We got through the stage well. We protected Primoz and kept him out of the wind. That was the main goal. Yesterday's stage got to the whole peloton. We are looking forward to the challenging days ahead. We are one of the few teams that are still complete. That will be to our advantage. Ineos needs to control the race. They are down to five riders. Maybe we can take advantage of that on a stage like tomorrow.”