Even the 28-year-old Mitchelton-Scott rider moved to the 10km TT, the {} , using a 16-second cushion over Rafal Majka and completed a convenient 17th regardless of being a professional climber. Ineos Grenadiers riders Geraint Thomas utilized his powerful time trial abilities to finish fourth at the point but was not able to return a 39-second shortage on Yates from the general standings. Thomas, who will ride the Giro d’Italia later being abandoned his group’s Tour de France roster, finished second overall, 17 minutes behind Yates together with Majka (Bora-Hansgrohe) falling down to third location.
