Matt Slater
BBC Sport

"With the Col du Glandon dishing out hurt left, right and centre, it is fascinating to look at the races within the race. And there are lots of them.

"With only four stages up for grabs, teams without a win so far will be getting increasingly desperate to change that. Sponsors come and go on these things.

"Jakob Fuglsang seems to have been given carte blanche by Astana to win one and Cannondale-Garmin's entire season will look a lot better if Andrew Talansky can deliver.

"Orica-GreenEdge's hopes rest with the tag-team Yates twins, while the only French team to get off the mark is AG2R. A nation expects."

There goes Alberto Contador, pumping the legs to get ahead of the yellow jersey group, who choose not to react. The Spaniard lost about two minutes in a fall yesterday, so is barely a threat to the GC.

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There's been a move off the front of the yellow jersey group. Mathias Frank, Warren Barguil and Robert Gesink have gone, the gap is about 15secs. There is no panic on the Team Sky faces, who have Movistar's Nairo Quintana and Alejandro Valverde tucked in behind them.

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 Richard Wilson:  Col du Glandon has to be one of the prettiest climbs in the Alps, though I can't remember looking at anything other than tarmac!  

Col du Glandon is an absolute beast, isn't it? The kilometres are ticking along very slowly. It's just a grind against nature. The lead group - which has dropped Thbaut Pinot - still have a way to go to get to the top.

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Team Sky look like they have this all under control. Despite not needing to, they sit at the front of the peloton, with Nicholas Roche driving it forward. Movistar and Tinkoff-Saxo don't seem to have the numbers in there to cause problems. The gap to the lead group is 3mins 40secs.

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BBC Radio 5 live producer Gemma has been speaking to fans at the finish line.

Fiona Walker and Pete Smales are following the whole Tour. Pete says: "We've been combining the tour with our holiday for the last four years. Some days you wait for more than four hours and you only get a fleeting glimpse of the riders but that's when we have to remind ourselves that we're on holiday," Last week Pete bumped into the Team Sky boys at his hotel and they signed his shirt for him, so it's definitely worth the wait.    

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Yup, it will be there in a few kilometers, Rob. Looks glorious.

Four riders have a 40% share of the lead when it comes to time spent at the front between 60km and 120km. 

The lead group have hit a little dip in the grueling climb up Col du Glandon. It's a tiny respite before the grind again. Joaquim Rodriguez is still among it, as are Thibaut Pinot and Bob Jungels, who should be given a special jersey for having the best name on the Tour.

While we're on the subject of Team Sky, they have received a bit of stick from a very small minority among spectators along the French roads.

You may recall Chris Froome said he had urine thrown at him on stage 14, while Richie Porte claims he was punched on stage 10.

It's taken five days, but cycling governing body the UCI and Tour de France organisers ASO have released a joint statement., external

"UCI President Brian Cookson and Tour de France Director Christian Prudhomme ask crowds along the roadside to respect every rider, and the integrity of the riders and in particular the Yellow Jersey."

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Right. Team Sky are at the front of the yellow jersey group, with Nicholas Roche leading the way. It's admirable stuff and I guess Team Sky want to remain in control, but it's slightly puzzling, as they just need to sit and wait for rivals to make their move.

There are a couple of Tinkoff-Saxo riders up the road - they may come in handy for Alberto Contador.

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With the big climbs approaching, we'll find out how well Chris Froome can defend his yellow jersey.

Froome has responded to allegations of him doping saying that no matter what information is released on him, it won't be enough to satisfy the critics. You can read the full article here

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The front group is disintegrating. Eleven left, no 10. Joaquim Rodriguez is there, with the 25 points at the top of the climb on his mind. Comedy faller Thibaut Pinot is there too (just don't let him descend on his own).

Thomas De Gendt has been caught, which makes me sad. I had visions of him still cycling years from now, with three-foot beard and unwashed hair. He still might be I suppose.

It's a group of 23 at the front and they are two mins ahead of the yellow jersey group, with the climb up Col du Glandon well under way.

A research organisation has measured interest in Le Tour from 11 different countries, and say it's up from 20% in 2012 to 23%.

Interest has dropped heavily in the Netherlands and a little bit in France. But interest has increased in the UAE, Italy and the USA considerably.

How long before we have a Tour winner from UAE?

Research by Repucom.

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Thomas De Gendt has got a bit of the Forrest Gumps. The Belgian won the intermediate sprint and just kept going - pedal Thomas pedal.

Some tried to go with him but he's lost them and there are 28 riders behind him as he flies over a viaduct with beautiful views over the water.