 With 3 km (1.9 mi) remaining, Roche pulled off and Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) attacked the small group of leaders. He gained a small lead and was joined by Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) and Simon Špilak (Team Katusha). Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing Team) and Rubén Fernández (Movistar Team) attempted to bridge across, but Fernández, while looking at the group behind, cycled straight into Van Garderen and crashed. Richie Porte (Team Sky) covered this move. He was again able to follow as Michał Kwiatkowski attacked. When Kwiatkowski had caught Thomas's group inside the final one kilometre (0.6 mi), Porte himself attacked. Thomas, his teammate, was the only rider able to follow him and they finished first and second on the stage. Kwiatkowski finished third, eight seconds behind.
