Overview
- On the penultimate stage to Grand Colombier Paul Seixas crashed on a descent, suffered abrasions and bloodied his young-rider jersey, rejoined the peloton but lost time and slipped to sixth overall.
- Isaac del Toro won the mountain finish at Grand Colombier by 24 seconds, moving up the standings and taking the stage victory from a select group of climbers.
- Luke Tuckwell now wears the leader’s jersey and holds the overall lead by 42 seconds with one Alpine summit stage remaining on the Plateau de Solaison.
- Seixas acknowledged responsibility for the crash and the result has dimmed his realistic chance of winning the race while Oscar Onley, who crashed earlier in the week, did not start the stage because of injury.
- The race closes with a hard Alpine summit finish that will decide the winner and serve as a final form check before the Tour de France, highlighting rising talents and questions about rider safety on technical descents.