In the GC group, continued to control the peloton, with the team getting some occasional help from . At one point in the stage, Jonas Vingegaard () crashed but he would make his way back to the peloton. The group remained relatively quiet until they reached the climb of Signal d'Uchon. The first rider to attack was Pierre Latour (). As the pace in the peloton increased, Primož Roglič () was dropped from the peloton. Roglič continued to lose time until the end of the stage, eventually conceding more than three minutes to the peloton and effectively ending his chances for Tour victory. Near the top of Signal d'Uchon, Geraint Thomas () was briefly dropped but managed to make his way back to the peloton. At around the same point, his teammate, Richard Carapaz attacked, with no response from Tadej Pogačar (). He led by as much as 40 seconds at one point and also found help from his teammate, Dylan van Baarle, who was dropped from the break. However, would chase down his move, with the peloton catching him right at the finish.
