Rolling report as the riders tackle the 108km mountain stageThe Recap: sign up for the best of our sport coverageAnd you can email John or tweet @JohnBrewin 3.06pm BST Paul Prowse emails in. “Further to your preamble comments… Perhaps we could coin Pulis-wheel as a more apt description of Sky’s approach, christ it’s dull…”Maybe it might come apart today, but despite Luke Rowe’s departure from the main group, they are still in control. Sky have gone for it now, with plenty of cards to play. which spells big trouble for the rest. 3.02pm BST The breakaway is 5’ 11” clear but Valverde is forging on, with Marc Soler, his team-mate and winner of Paris-Nice, up ahead to work with. Could this be a day Valverde rides himself into yellow? He has taken 30 seconds on the peloton, and if Sky’s plan was to put Thomas as the dauphin in yellow to keep warm for Froome, then Movistar might have the same idea with Valverde and Quintana. The big news up ahead is that Alaphilippe has cracked, and is losing time and mountain point to Barguil. After yesterday, that’s no surprise. Continue reading…
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