Not long later, a four-rider wave counter-attacked from the peloton; rider Peter Stetina was joined by 's Laurens ten Dam, Rui Costa () and Giampaolo Caruso of , setting off in pursuit of the lead trio. They caught them with around to go, through Euseigne; but as they were doing so, the peloton were almost on their tails, and were soon absorbing the seven riders back into the midsts of the main field. On the ascent of the day's final climb, Roman Kreuziger () was one of five riders to go clear, gaining twelve seconds on the peloton as they summited the St-Martin climb; joining him were Mikel Landa of , pair John Gadret and Rinaldo Nocentini, and 's Jesús Hernández. A mini-group of around a dozen riders, including Wiggins, was prominent with around remaining. It eventually came down to a final sprint to the line in Sion, where Luis León Sánchez took the stage victory for the second consecutive day, winning by a bike length. With ten seconds on offer to the winner as a bonus, Sánchez took the race leader's yellow jersey by nine seconds from Wiggins, ahead of the final stage time trial. Nocentini finished second on the stage, with 's Branislau Samoilau completing the podium.
