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O’Connor, who had spearheaded several attacks as part of a 28-strong breakaway group that eventually reduced to five, couldn’t maintain the pace after those efforts and finished 18 seconds behind Healy, with Storer trailing 34 seconds further behind.
The grueling stage from Ennezat to Le Mont-Dore Puy de Sancy featured a 4,400m elevation gain over seven category-two climbs and one category-three ascent. The usual Monday rest day was postponed since 14 July is Bastille Day, a national holiday in France commemorating the 1789 revolution.

New Tour de France overall leader Ben Healy celebrates on the podium after the tenth stage. Source: SIPA USA / David Pintens
The break formed after around 10km and solidified after 20km with Harry Sweeney (EF Education-EasyPost) and Lucas Plapp (Jayco AlUla) making a quartet of Australians involved.