Michael Woods goes past Matej Mohoric like a tornado. There is no way the Slovenian can hold his wheel.

Woods is closing in on Matteo Jorgenson, who has 30 seconds.

Egan Bernal has been dropped by the yellow jersey group.

Adam Yates and brother Simon are still there next to Tadej Pogacar, who is dousing himself in water.

Michael Woods looks like he could well overhaul Matej Mohoric.

This could be some finish.

Meanwhile, Jumbo-Visma are really pushing the pace in the yellow jersey group.

Matteo Jorgenson has 63 seconds to Matej Mohoric.

Michael Woods has put his foot on the gas here though and is coming up fast.

Matej Mohoric attacks. He distances Neilson Powless and Mathieu Burgaudeau as Michael Woods comes into view.

Sepp Kuss has latched on to the wheel of Tadej Pogacar, presumably to relay information to his team and Jonas Vingegaard on the condition of the two-time winner.

Danish journeyman Johnny Weltz was the last winner on the Puy de Dome some 35 years ago.

Julian Alaphillipe and Ben O'Connor are dropped from the peloton. They've still got some way to go up this energy-sapping beast.

Wilco Kelderman is setting a high pace at the front of that whittled down bunch as Jonas Vingegaard and Sepp Kuss make their way forward.

Matteo Jorgenson is heading towards the steep section of the climb which is closed to fans, still with a healthy advantage.

Matteo Jorgenson is looking good. There is a wall of sound around him as fans encourage him to push on.

Mathieu Burgaudeau, Matej Mohoric and Neilson Powless are a one minute and 15 seconds down on the American.

Looks like Jonas Vingegaard has lost the wheels of the Jumbo-Visma train. The yellow jersey is a fair way back in main bunch.

Back in the main peloton, some 15 minutes or so back down the road, DSM and Ineos Grenadiers are in control at the front of the peloton.

Do Romain Bardet, Tom Pidcock and Carlos Rodriguez fancy this?

Bardet, who lives in this neck of the woods, finished second and third on GC in 2016 and 2017.

This really is superb stuff from Matteo Jorgenson, who is powering up the first section of this climb, which is lined by fans roaring him on.

The radio mast on the Puy de Dome comes into view.

Can he hold on for a memorable stage victory?

Neilson Powless is up out of the saddle. The American just wants to up the tempo to try and pull back his compatriot and stage leader Matteo Jorgenson, who is looking to win his first stage at the Tour after three top-five finishes last year.

Matteo Jorgenson and the two chasing groups are on the slopes of the Puy de Dome.

The first section goes up at a steady gradient of over 7% and the riders will need to conserve some energy and try not to overheat before the more punishing gradients.

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This looks horrible doesn't it. Just look at those ramps in the final four kilometres.

Michael Woods, who is a pure climber is almost two minutes back from Matteo Jorgenson.

Matteo Jorgenson, who has just showed an ice pack the back of his jersey, has a 55-second gap to Neilson Powless, Mathieu Burgaudeau and Matej Mohoric.

Back in the peloton, Lars van den Berg has taken a tumble. The Groupama-FDJ rider looks like he got tangled up with one of his own soigneur's there.

Echoes of teammate Thibaut Pinot's troubles on stage eight to Lausanne last year.

David de la Cruz is forced to stop to get a new bike due to a mechanical. The Spanish Astana rider, will struggle to get back into contention now.

Mathieu Burgaudeau, Matej Mohoric and Neilson Powless power on.

Matteo Jorgenson is motoring and now leads the Matej Mohoric group by over 35 seconds.