Richard Carapaz and Jai Hindley in leading group of five for the final climb of Plateau de Beille

STILL 51 KM TO GO: OVER THE TOP OF PORT DE LERS

And Johannessen is about to make contact. There were no KOM points on that climb, which is a bit unfair, as it should have deserved at least Cat.3 status. The yellow jersey group is still 18 strong and is now 2’35” behind. Pogacar still has Marc Soler, Adam Yates and Joao Almeida, while Jonas Vingegaard only has Kelderman and Jorgenson. Evenepoel, meanwhile, is back with Landa – who is better than Carlos Rodriguez, who has no one with him except Ineos team-mate De Plus further down.