Updates from Thursday’s 171km stage
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133km to go: Indeed we have a five-rider break established. Wellens (UAE Team Emirates XRG), Van Aert (Visma–Lease A Bike), Lutsenko (Israel-PremierTech), Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck), and Rutsch (Intermarché-Wanty).
They have 22sec but it looks like there is lots of attacking behind.
136km to go: A group of four chasers – Van Aert, Lutsenko, Groves, Rutsch – have nearly caught Wellens now. So it looks like UAE’s strategy is going to pay off.
