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Rolling farmland scenery early in the race | 
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The annual shot of the narrow, steep but otherwise uneventful Cote de Saint-Roch in the first half of the stage |
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In his final race, Michael ALBASINI (MITCHELTON - SCOTT) launched a brief solo attack for the cameras | 
The contenders moving to the front at the base of Cote de la Roche-aux-Faucons with 15 km to go |
14 km to go: Newly minted World champ Julian Alaphilippe (France / Team Deceuninck - Quick Step) attacks on Cote de la Roche-aux-Faucons drawing out Marc Hirschi (Swiss / Team Sunweb) and Primoz Roglic (Slovenia / Team Jumbo - Visma) | 
Julian ALAPHILIPPE (FRA/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP) getting a gap | 
The Tour de France combatants winning break settled in with Tour de France winner,Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia / UAE Team Emirates) leading the way followed by Julian Alaphilippe (France / Team Deceuninck - Quick Step), Marc Hirschi (Swiss / Team Sunweb) and Primoz Roglic (Slovenia / Team Jumbo - Visma) |
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Julian Alaphilippe (France / Team Deceuninck - Quick Step) leading out the bunch sprint | 
Marc HIRSCHI's (SUI/SUNWEB) left foot unclips after taking evasive action to avoid Julian ALAPHILIPPE (FRA/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP) who was later relegated for not holding his line in the sprint |
Julian ALAPHILIPPE (FRA/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP) celebrates early | 
Too early, because Julian ALAPHILIPPE (FRA/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP) didn't see Primož ROGLIČ (SLO/JUMBO - VISMA) coming up from the other side. In general, Alaphilippe rode the last km of the race like he was hungover exhibiting recklessness and poor judgement multiple times. | 
Photo finish of Primož ROGLIČ (SLO/JUMBO - VISMA) pipping Julian ALAPHILIPPE (FRA/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP). |
Julian ALAPHILIPPE (FRA/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP) looks back to 5th were he was later relegated to | 
Takes a look before swerving left | 
Well, who won? |
Julian ALAPHILIPPE (FRA/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP) post-race: "Better to be stripped of second place than first... I want to apologise for what happened to Hirschi [and Pogacar]" | 
Primož ROGLIČ (SLO/JUMBO - VISMA): “I finally managed to win something”“This is unbelievable. It was so close”, Roglic said. “You should never stop believing and always keep going in the last centimetres. It’s a great feeling. I am very happy to be able to win again and I am very proud of the team. Tom was very strong on the final climb and the other riders also did a great job. It was the first time that I started here. It was on my wish list to win a monument and I succeeded.” | 
Your 2020 L-B-L podium: 2nd Marc HIRSCHI (SUI/SUNWEB) , 1st Primož ROGLIČ (SLO/JUMBO - VISMA) in 6:32:02 and 3rd Tadej POGAČAR (SLO/UAE TEAM EMIRATES) |
Both cut off by Julian Alaphilippe's sprint, 3rd Tadej POGAČAR (SLO/UAE TEAM EMIRATES) and 2nd Marc HIRSCHI (SUI/SUNWEB) now have a chance to talk about it |
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Lizzie Deignan (GBr/Trek-Segafredo Women) soloed to victory in the women's race |
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Your women's podium: 1st Elizabeth Deignan (GBr/Trek-Segafredo Women) 3:29:48 and 2nd Grace Brown (Aus/Mitchelton-Scott Women +9s and 3rdEllen Van Dijk (Ned/Trek-Segafredo) + 2:19 |
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