Jayco AlUla wary of Jegat threatpublished at 80km to go

80km to go

Jordan Jegat of TotalEnergies is the highest-placed general classification rider in the breakaway group.

The French climber is 11th in the overall standings, trailing Ben O’Connor by just over four minute, which is the Australian’s Jayco AlUla team-mate Mauro Schmid is pushing the pace at the front of the peloton.

The Australian team is keen to ensure they come away with a top-10 GC finish after O’Connor’s fine stage win two days ago thrust him onto the leaderboard.