
The chances of Remco Evenepoel bettering his third place in the Tour de France last year suffered a major hit after the Soudal-Quickstep rider lost contact with his rivals as Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates XRG) attacked to leave Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) behind en route to Hautacam.
Evenepoel ended up losing 3:35 to Pogačar but still held onto third place overall.