More controversy at the Etoile de Bessèges.

As happened in yesterday's stage, also during the third stage the group encountered vehicles along the route.

Several teams withdrew in protest: among them Red Bull Bora hansgrohe, Ineos Grenadiers, Lidl Trek, Soudal Quick Step and Decathlon Ag2R.

The stage restarted with around ninety riders: at the finish line in Bessèges, after 136 km, Arnaud De Lie won ahead of Arnaud Dèmare and Paul Penhoet.

De Lie is the new leader of the general classification.