𝓤𝓷𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓭 𝓝𝓮𝔀𝓼

1. Jonathan Milan (Lidl‑Trek) in 3:25:30
2. Jordi Meeus (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe)
3. Tobias Lund Andresen (Picnic PostNL)
4. Arnaud de Lie (Lotto)
5. Davide Ballerini (XDS Astana)
6. Alberto Dainese (Tudor)
7. Paul Penhoet (Groupama-FDJ)
8. Yevgeniy Fedorov (XDS Astana)
9. Clement Russo (Groupama-FDJ)
10. Jasper Stuyven (Lidl-Trek), all at same time

Milan did well to stay out of trouble there, and despite his very energy-intensive final few kilometres, he proved too strong at the finish.

Tim Merlier didn’t hit the deck in that crash but had to clip back into his cleats and evade the fallen bodies, and by that point the chance for victory had gone.

It looked like some shoulder-barging in the finale and a domino effect bringing down multiple riders.

Biniam Girmay crosses the line, but can’t hold onto the bars with his right hand, and it feels like that’s the end of his Tour, sadly.

Biniam Girmay went down in that crash and it doesn’t look good. He’s holding his collarbone as he’s attended to by medical staff.

The helicopter shot shows in fact that was quite a clear victory for Jonathan Milan, and that’s a big boon to his green jersey hopes too!

None of the GC riders looked to be caught up in that crash. Onley, Gall, Healy, Pogacar and Vingegaard all cross in the same group.

No word yet on the winner.

A very reduced group of eight or ten riders sprint… Fedorov is there, Jordi Meeus for Red Bull. Milan opens up and de Lie is on his wheel…

Milan and Meeus cross the line very close together, but I think Milan has got there.

Milan has burnt so many matches chasing back on so many times. Merlier is coasting, surfing the wheels.

Massive crash! Merlier is caught up in it but Milan survives. Bittner and Jake Stewart are down.

2.1km to go: Lidl-Trek have gone the wrong way around this roundabout and Jonathan Milan is way down out of position.

5km to go: One by one the breakaway stragglers are caught. Abrahamsen is still going but his advantage is down to seven seconds and he won’t be making many friends in the peloton with this very spirited ride – although of course we viewers appreciate it.

Tim Wellens swings onto the front for UAE and this will be a nice reprieve for the sprinters’ teams, as the GC boys look to keep their leaders safe.

Lidl-Trek are hard to spot in this front group. Israel Premier-Tech are still hammering things on the front for Jake Stewart – but are they too far forward?

9.8km to go: The Norwegian knows he’s the strongest and although Burgaudeau can respond to his first acceleration, the Frenchman accepts defeat. Albanese has a go too but it looks like the stage 11 winner has got himself a gap.

He was doing the majority of the turns in these final few kilometres, so this makes sense. But it does feel like the sprinters will not be denied.

Abrahamsen has a very slender lead of 22 seconds with 10km to go.