Stage 20 route guide - 184.2km hilly stage from Nantua to Pontarlier
Penultimate stage of 112th edition of Tour de France
Kaden Groves claims solo win after taking advantage of crash
Reigning champion Tadej Pogacar set to seal fourth Tour title on Sunday
More than four minutes back in the peloton, Jonas Vingegaard is racing back after stopping to take a new bike.
That gap means Jordan Jegat, who is now in the chase group, has gone above Ben O'Connor in the virtual GC standings.
Harry Sweeny is doing his best Ben Healy impression.
Their EF Education-EasyPost team has just told the Australian on the radio "head down Harry, we go now".
Image source, ReutersHarry Sweeny goes full gas to drop Jordan Jegat, who falls back to rejoin his former breakaway buddies, 15 seconds back.
There's a nine-man group two minutes further back, with a seven-man group between them and the peloton.
That climb has shattered the breakaway.
It's now Harry Sweeny and Jordan Jegat up at the front, with the other escapees now forming a chase group.
The peloton is more than three minutes adrift.
Harry Sweeny times his reply to perfection to bridge the gap to Jordan Jegat just in time to take the maximum five points at the Cote de Thesy summit.
The lead duo are followed 20 seconds later by Kaden Groves and Ewen Costiou.
Jordan Jegat ups the ante in the final 2km of the ascent, with Kaden Groves driving the chase.
Axel Laurance attacks at the bottom of the category two climb of Cote de Thesy, followed by Mathis le Berre, while Mauro Schmid is dropped from the bunch.
Hilly 184.2km stage, Nantua to Pontarlier
There are two more categorised climbs to come:
Belgian sprinter Arnaud de Lie has finally made it back to the gruppetto, while up at the front, the breakaway now has an advantage of 2mins 20secs.
Jordan Jegat of TotalEnergies is the highest-placed general classification rider in the breakaway group.
The French climber is 11th in the overall standings, trailing Ben O'Connor by just over four minute, which is the Australian's Jayco AlUla team-mate Mauro Schmid is pushing the pace at the front of the peloton.
The Australian team is keen to ensure they come away with a top-10 GC finish after O'Connor's fine stage win two days ago thrust him onto the leaderboard.
Mauro Schmid was the first rider to go down earlier but the Swiss champion has done well to get back to the front of the bunch.
The breakaway is now two minutes clear.
Clement Champoussin's XDS Astana team-mate Yevgeniy Fedorov was unable to start today, becoming the 24th rider to abandon this year's race.
His team said that Kazakhstan's road and time trial champion has "an intestinal infection".
That meant that 160 lined up in Nantua earlier.
XDS Astana's Clement Champoussin now hits the deck as his bike slides from under him.
The rain has stopped but there's still the odd patch of tarmac that's wet.
The French climber receives treatment on his right thigh before getting going again.
Arnaud de Lie is struggling at the back, with two Lotto team-mates helping him through.
They reached the intermediate sprint with a gap of 12mins 30secs - 45 seconds behind a group containing Jonathan Milan.
Sam Watson and Brent van Moer are caught by the bunch, with the breakaway 90 seconds up the road.
Sam Watson and Brent van Moer are in pursuit of the 13-man breakaway, which is one minute ahead of the peloton.
Selected intermediate sprint results
XDS Astana's Simone Velasco edges out Pascal Eenhoorn to take maximum points on the intermediate sprint, with Ben Healy driving the bunch 45' seconds back:
None of the points leaders score so there will be no changes to the top five in the standings.
Mauro Schmid's bike has a wobble on the downhill and he hits the deck before sliding on the tarmac, leaving his bike in his wake.
The Swiss champion gets back to his feet quickly and grimaces as he tries to shake off the pain.
Green jersey holder Jonathan Milan extended his lead with 20 points on yesterday's intermediate sprint while Tadej Pogacar took 15 at the finish. There’s a maximum of 50 points up for grabs today - 20 on the intermediate sprint and 30 at the finish.
Here's how the points classification looks:
With 5km to go to the day's solitary intermediate sprint, Sam Watson of Ineos Grenadiers is 20 seconds behind the 13 leaders and is joined by Brent van Moer.
The peloton is 35 seconds further back and being led by Jayco AlUla's Swiss champion Mauro Schmid.
