Serge Pauwels is the first man to the top of Col de la Rochette - he picks up two points and will move into fifth in the king of the mountains classification.

Here comes another summit - are you keeping count?

This will be the fourth of six - a category three to Col de la Rochette. It's the last one before the biggie of Grand Colombier.

Team Sky are sat at the front of the peloton - 7mins behind the breakaway, which has caught Majka and Pauwels, so they're back to 30 riders.

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Meanwhile, the helicopter camera shows a scene in a field with a giant cow, painted on the grass, being fed and milked. The result is a wheel of cheese ("you ate a whole wheel of cheese? I'm not even angry").

Anyway, I think I described that badly. It was weird, that's all you need to know.

That intermediate sprint means there's a brief moment of flatness and Rafal Majka and Serge Pauwels make the most of it by pulling away from the lead group.

So the breakaway is now two men, with 28 behind them.

Pauwels looks like he'll go for the green jersey points - Majka is happy with this arrangement.

There's an intermediate sprint up next, for a group with no green jersey contenders. Just pride to play for.

Col de Pisseloup has been conquered by the breakaway. Rafal Majka crossed second to take leadership of the king of the mountains classification - current polka dots wearer Thomas de Gendt is not in this lead group, so he's giving up ground to the Pole.

Serge Pauwels, sixth in the rankings, was first over the line.

LeTour.com has kindly worked out how many of the 30 men in the breakaway are previous stage winners.

They are: Vincenzo Nibali, Thomas Voeckler, Pierre Rolland, Alexis Vuillermoz, Ruben Plaza, Rafal Majka and Tom Dumoulin, for a total of 18 stage victories.  

Tom Dumoulin already has two stage wins on this Tour, of course.

The front group are already on their way up Pisseloup. They're six minutes ahead of the peloton,

The climbs come thick and fast today. Next up is the wonderfully named category three Col de Pisseloup.

It's 4.9km at 5.8%.

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We could probably do some Sherlock Holmes jokes too, but that's elementary.

Jesus Herrada's withdrawal came after he suffered a fever overnight.

So, Movistar are a man down. Team Sky still have their full quota.

Here comes the summit of the second categorised climb of the day. It's rated two - thirty men come to the top of Col du Sappel.

It seemed Rafal Majka was odds on to get there first, but Thomas Voeckler launches a surprise attack and scuppers the Pole.

Second should be enough to draw Majka level on points with polka dot jersey wearer Thomas de Gendt.

Movistar have their first withdrawal of this year's Tour. Nairo Quintana loses team-mate Jesus Herrada, who has abandoned during this stage.

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The 2013 and 2014 winners of the Tour de l'Ain - Romain Bardet and Bert-Jan Lindeman - are out there today.

Neither are in the lead group of 30, mind.

Geraint Thomas, in his stage-by-stage guide, tipped Bardet and Thibaut Pinot as potential winners of this route.

Pinot, though, has withdrawn through illness.

There is one Frenchman in the mix - Pierre Rolland is in the bunch up the road.