There is no rest day to go across France from the Alps to Catalonia. This block of stages will see the first real mountain climbs, starting with with 2 half-Andorran stages. But the block actually opens on Wednesday with a flat Team Time Trial.

Standings after stage 4

General

1. D. Gaudu 🇫🇷 FDJ
2. J. Vingegaard 🇩🇰 Visma – s.t.
3. G. Ciccone 🇮🇹 Lidl-Trek – 8″
4. E. Bernal 🇨🇴 Ineos – 14″
5. T. Pidcock and 19 other riders – 16″

Points

1. M. Pedersen 🇩🇰 Lidl-trek – 78 pts
2. E. Vernon 🇬🇧 IPT – 76 pts
3. J. Philipsen 🇧🇪 Alpecin – 75 pts
4. G. Ciccone 🇮🇹 Lidl-Trek – 67 pts
5. J. Vingegaard 🇩🇰 Visma – 65 pts
6. D. Gaudu 🇫🇷 FDJ – 62 pts

Mountain

1. J. Nicolau 🇪🇸 Caja Rural – 11 pts
2. S. Quinn 🇺🇸 EF – 9 pts
3. A. Verre 🇮🇹 Arkéa – 8 pts
4. L. Vervaeke 🇧🇪 Soudal-QS – 8 pts
5. J. Vingegaard 🇩🇰 Visma – 5 pts

Teams

1. Visma 🇳🇱
2. UAE, Astana and Soudal – 2″

(Except for Visma, I wouldn’t have given those team names if I had been asked; it’s a bit of a surprise.)