The Dutch team started the sixth stage in the south of France without Jonas Vingegaard. The number two in the general classification unfortunately crashed on his hand yesterday and together with the team's medical staff it was decided that he would not continue the race in order not to jeopardize other goals later this season. With Jorgenson in the leader's jersey, Team Visma | Lease a Bike quickly got themselves back together the day before the final weekend. Under harsh conditions, Grischa Niermann's team opened up the race with sixty kilometres to go.

Echelons in Bouches-du-Rhône resulted in gaps in the peloton. The entire Team Visma | Lease a Bike team was in the front group, which consisted of seventeen riders in total. The group systematically extended its lead, to almost two minutes at the finish. Zingle, who had already finished fifth and sixth in the previous sprint stages this week, came in fourth in the streets of Berre l'Étang. Jorgenson increased his lead over most of the competitors and is firmly in the lead of the general classification. 

“I'm so proud of my teammates”, the American commented afterwards. “We made a plan this morning and executed it to perfection. On the bus, we looked at the course and knew that it could get quite windy in the Côte des Baux-de-Provence section. That happened and when we looked back we saw gaps forming. That was the moment we continued riding as hard as we could towards the finish.”

Sports director Niermann thoroughly enjoyed his team's spectacular day. “It was a beautiful race. I am incredibly proud of my team. This is a strong show of resilience, especially after the news of Jonas dropping out this morning. With a plan and good motivation you can do a lot, as today proved.”

“We are here in France with a group of strong riders. Especially in these weather conditions, we did a great job”, Jorgenson added. Because of those bad weather conditions, tomorrow's stage has been shortened. However, the stage will still finish on top of the climb to Auron, which is not unknown territory for Jorgenson. “I know that climb very well, because I often train there. I'm going to do everything I can to defend the yellow leader's jersey this weekend.”