Pierre Rolland took a good gap in the KOMs classification as stage 6 ended in Gap. Valentin Ferron was the stage winner and netted TotalEnergies their second stage win following teammate Alexis Vuillermoz's win, last Monday. It was a French 1,2,3 as Pierre Rolland (2nd) with Warren Barguil in third.
The decisive weekend's high mountain stages begin Saturday with the climb up the fabled Galibier (2642m) and the Colombiére (1618m) on Sunday.
"It's huge! Every day we want to be winning races but on a WorldTour race it's something else. You have to savour it because it doesn't come around often. It's great!"
-Valentin Ferron
"After 200 km, in spite of what people think, I can be quite fast in a group. Valentin surged at the right time, we were not really watching him because he looked the most worn out of the guys in front. Second is second. I was disappointed yesterday, I'm disappointed today. It's the story of my career that I need time to win a big one. It's frustrating but I hope to still have good legs tomorrow to take the KOM jersey all the way."
-Pierre Rolland
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