
An ambitious attempt by Giulio Pellizzari to shadow top Giro d'Italia favourite Jonas Vingegaard on the Blockhaus saw the Italian contender pay a high price as he was veered off the pace towards the end of the climb.
Pellizzari's Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe squad initially laid down an important pace at the foot of the climb, with Ben Zwiehoff's effort enough to sink some significant GC names like Enric Mas (Movistar) and Egan Bernal (Netcompany Ineos).