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163km to go: Correction: It’s Israel-Premier Tech’s Krists Neilands who has opened a gap. He’s joined by Bryan Coquard from Cofidis and they’re about 10 seconds clear of the rest.
164km to go: The bunch hits the foot of the first climb, the category three Col de la Moreno. It’s 1,065m high, with an average gradient of 4.7%. Israel-Premier Tech rider Dylan Teuns is towing them along and has opened a tiny gap.
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