A tricky stage with a testing finish tempted out those with a penchant for an uphill sprint. The stage and race lead went to Lotto Soudal’s Caleb Ewan who closed down and passed defending champion Daryl Impey (Mitchelton-Scott) on the run to the line. Nathan Haas (Cofidis) held for third. Unfortunately, a crash inside the last 3km left some race hopefuls with more than a bruise or two.
