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He leads the race over the Galibier, secures the 20 points and the Souvenir Henri Desgranges. The stage may yet come his way too.

All team-mates ridden to submission, it's down to the yellow jersey to do it. He wants to make it a UAE 1-3 in Paris. I imagine he'd take a 1-2, but that's surely a stretch.

That's his style, we saw it yesterday. He doesn't panic, just rides to his numbers. Three thousand metres to the summit, it's far from a done deal for Carapaz. Juan Ayuso is 19 seconds back, so not out of it yet. The gap to the yellow jersey is 4'52, the game is on.

Big attack from a man who has rode into form during this race. He wants the Souvenir Henri Desgrange, the prize for the rider who is first across the highest point in the entire race. He wants a second stage win as well. I don't think I'd bet against him at this point.

He's done well to get this far in, considering how ill he was earlier this week. The leaders pass 2000m altitude, which is where the air feels noticeably thinner.