British cyclist-turned journalist Michel Hutchinson has a poke at the pedestrian nature of the last two stages...

The helicopter gives us the haunting aerial view of the village of Oradour-sur-Glane, which was massacred and destroyed by the Nazis in 1944.

AG2R's Alexis Gougeard has been dropped by the breakaway - that leaves Markel Irizar (Trek-Segafredo), Oliver Naesen (IAM Cycling) and Andreas Schillinger (Bora-Argon) out front.

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Let OJ Borg talk you through the final sprint to the line in Limoges today.

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Now then, we're closing in on a one-minute gap between the peloton and the breakaway.

It's time for the front four of Alexis Gougeard, Markel Irizar, Oliver Naesen and Andreas Schillinger to start looking over their shoulder.

I reckon Cav has done 1,000 selfies to every one of his stage wins. Can we find them all?

Rob Hayles
Former GB cyclist

The racing is evolving so you’ve got sprinters teams and hopeful stage winners and their teams trying to lead them and then the teams of the GC contenders trying to keep them out of trouble.

So you’ve got too many riders fighting for too little space on the road.

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The prospect of this kick finish in Limoges is getting ever nearer, you can see it's another narrow road where everyone will be battling for position.

Peter Sagan led the complaints yesterday about how dangerous the sprints are becoming for riders.

There is consensus that cycling has evolved, and the GC contenders, eager to protect their ranking, are more likely stick with the sprinters on the flat routes.

These GC contenders are less versed in the skills (dark arts?) of a bunch sprint, and can get in the way a bit.

What do you think?

Just the one king of the mountains point up for grabs, and it's gobbled up by Trek's Markel Irizar on Cote de la Maison Neuve.

Broleur: Three words of advice Cav offered when asked about tackling Mont Ventoux... "It will end". Carried with us on every climb since.

Jaimeb Fleet: Launched my 4yrold like Wiggo on @MarkCavendish to burst passed my 6yrold last week. Great contest and cadence from little one

David Wardrope: To be honest, it's not a real Tour de France if MarkCavendish doesn't crash spectacularly on stage one!

The gap still hovers at two minutes between the peloton and the breakaway as we rattle along tree-lined, typically French countryside.

C'est magnifique.

Yellow jersey man Peter Sagan nicks it, It was close between Marcel Kittel, in the blue of Etixx-Quick Step, and the green of Mark Cavendish - Kittel stole the march on Cav.

You can tell the peloton is nearing the intermediate sprint checkpoint, with sprinters bursting off the front.

With Andreas Schillinger winning the race between the four breakaway riders, Peter Sagan, Marcel Kittel and Mark Cavendish duke it out for the next three sets of points towards their green jersey points.

It's Sagan, then Kittel, then Cav.

That keeps Cavendish five points ahead of Sagan in the virtual green jersey rankings.

After snaffling four minutes away from the gap to the leaders Alexis Gougeard (AG2R-La Mondiale), Markel Irizar (Trek-Segafredo), Oliver Naesen (IAM Cycling) and Andreas Schillinger (Bora-Argon18), the peloton has settled down again to a two-minute deficit.

Those four boys in the breakaway are having a little discussion as they approach the intermediate sprint.

daren phillips: Cavendish has now had more stage victories in his career than Wiggins , boardman and Froome combined !!!

Andrew Harvey: The uphill drag to the finish is Sagan's bread and butter, watch out for Matthews and Van Avermaet though

Rupert Loyd: Can we start the Spoty talk? Cav, Murray (if he wins Wimbledon) or, my favourite, Jamie Vardy. Spoilt for choice

Rob Hayles
Former GB cyclist

First hot day of the tour - but fortunately there's a bit of a breeze to help cool them down. However, it could potentially be an added dimension to the fatigue, bearing in mind it's a long day in the saddle.

And, if anyone gets their hydration wrong today, it could have a knock-on effect for tomorrow's tougher stage with the six classified climbs.

A giant - and frankly terrifying - chicken awaits the sprinters when they climb up to the finish line in Limoges.

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