Stage 15 - Hilly, 169.3km, Muret to Carcassonne
Transitional stage before second rest day: stage guide
Tadej Pogacar maintains overall lead over Jonas Vingegaard
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Michael Storer attacks inside the final kilometre of the ascent of the Pas du Sant to take the maximum mountain points:
Image source, Getty ImagesMichael Storer attacked from the bottom, followed by Quinn Simmons, but they're then joined by Victor Campeanaerts and Tim Wellens.
The leaders are on to the final climb of the hard, a category two ascent up the Pas du Sant lasting 2.9km with an average gradient of 10.2%.
Warren Barguil and Aleskander Vlasov have now latched on to the lead group, taking it up to 10.
Image source, ReutersTudor's French leader Julian Alaphilippe took a tumble earlier but he's now among the chasers between the peloton and the lead group.
His team have just been on the radio, telling their riders: "Today is the best day for you guys. We have a big opportunity to win the stage."
Up ahead, Andreas Leknessund has joined the lead group.
Hilly, 169.3km, Muret to Carcassonne
Former Tour rider Romain Bardet on TNT Sports: "After the next climb it's almost all downhill to Carcassonne so the stage will be decided in that time."
On whether there will be a French winner today, he added: "I hope so but I've never seen this kind of scenario, the Tour de France being so open.
"The situation's never frozen, there is always movement. The guys have to stay sharp all day. So far the French riders have invested a lot in the start and I think it will get harder for them right now."
Andreas Leknessund of Uno-X Mobility is still chasing the lead group and is now less than 20 seconds away.
Image source, Getty ImagesIn that 25-man group, Carlos Rodriguez is the highest in the general classification standings.
After a good day for his Ineos Grenadiers team yesterday, the Spanish climber is now 10th overall, almost 23 minutes off Tadej Pogacar.
Mathieu van der Poel is currently in a group of 25 riders that is about 40 seconds off the lead group of eight, with Andreas Leknessund chasing on his own in between.
The average speed over the first two hours of today's stage has been 46.8km per hour.
Hilly, 169.3km, Muret to Carcassonne
Mathieu van der Poel was asked before today's stage if it could be a good day for him: "I think so, but also for Kaden [Groves, Alpecin-Deceuninck team-mate]. He feels better and better.
"Everybody knows it's really difficult to get in to the right breakaway on the Tour, especially today when the whole bunch knows there's a big possibility to go for the stage win. The first job is to try to be there."
Image source, Getty ImagesAlexey Lutsenko of Israel-Premier Tech bags another two mountain points, with UAE's Tim Wellens grabbing the other up for grabs up the Cote de Soreze.
Seven riders have broken away from the initial lead group in a bid to claim the two points for this climb.
The gap to the main bunch is now up to two minutes and back there Jonas Vingegaard has just had to change his bike.
Matej Mohoric attacks, and the Bahrain Victorious rider is followed by Quinn Simmons and Michael Storer.
Meanwhile, British rider Oscar Onley and Carlos Rodriguez have made it to the chase group, 35 seconds behind the leaders.
Hilly, 169.3km, Muret to Carcassonne
And the riders are straight on to the day's second climb, which is much longer at 6.2km with an average gradient of 5.5%:
Michael Storer, Quinn Simmons and Jasper Stuyven have joined the front group, taking it up to 17 riders.
The first climb of the day is also the shortest, at 1.7 km with an average gradient of 7%.
And Alexey Lutsenko dominates to claim the two points on the Cote de Saint-Ferreol, with Neilson Powless claiming the other on offer.
The breakaway's lead is up to 53 seconds with less than 5km to today's first categorised climb.
The peloton is still spread along the road.
The first bunch is 50 seconds behind the leaders while a group including Lenny Martinez is two minutes two seconds back.
Image source, Getty ImagesMathieu van der Poel takes the sprint and he's closing in on current points leader Jonathan Milan:
Here's a reminder of what the coloured jerseys on the Tour de France mean:
Remco Evenepoel's withdrawal yesterday allowed Florian Lipowitz to grab the white jersey while Lenny Martinez bagged a ton of points on the climbs to become the current King of the Mountains:
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