Overview
- Paul Magnier of Soudal Quick-Step won the Nessebar–Burgas sprint and pulled on the first maglia rosa following Friday's late pileup.
- A mass crash about 500 meters from the line blocked much of the field, and Dylan Groenewegen and Kaden Groves went down with no immediate update on their conditions.
- Tobias Lund Andresen took second and Ethan Vernon third, with Italy’s Jonathan Milan finishing fourth and Giovanni Lonardi sixth.
- The stage opened with a two-man move by Manuel Tarozzi and Diego Sevilla that built about 1 minute 40 seconds before the catch 23 kilometers from the finish.
- The next leg to Veliko Tarnovo runs 221 km with three climbs and a steep rise 11 km from the line in the second of three Bulgarian stages, which could create the first gaps in the overall race.