No one could say they didn't keep trying: despite enduring a very difficult week at the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes as teammates Josh Tarling and Oscar Onley both crashed heavily – Tarling broke his collarbone, Onley narrowly avoided serious injury after falling into a ravine – Netcompany-Ineos continued to fight on hard in the French WorldTour race, placing three riders in the breakaway on the final mountain stage on Sunday.
Carlos Rodríguez and Laurens De Plus made it across first, with Kévin Vauquelin bridging across to make it three Netcompany riders in a front group of nine.
