He also wore the polkadot king of the mountains jersey with 10 points in the stage. He moved up to third on overall individual standings, 14 seconds adrift Froome.

Irish Daniel Martin forced his way to the second positon against favorites Froome and Richie Porte, and found himself fourth overall.

The sprinters' green jersey was still kept by Frenchman Arnaud Demare with 127 points, and Team Sky has extended its lead to one minute and 59 seconds atop the team overall standings.

Simon Yates, sixth in the stage, replaced Pierre-Roger Latour to lead among best young riders.

In a flattened sixth stage on Thursday, riders need to cover 216km from Vesoul to Troyes, with just two fourth-category climbs on the route.

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