with an advantage of less than half a minute, there were still bonus seconds at the summit for the next two riders. In the ensuing sprint, Pogačar looked behind him as he neared the top, but as Roglič accelerated around the opposite side and past him, Pogačar made a slight deviation that caused his front wheel to nearly be taken out by Roglič's back wheel. On the descent, the lead quartet continued to close down on Hirschi's lead, while a group of six other GC contenders began an concerted chase to catch back up. With five kilometers to go, Hirschi still led by 26 seconds, but it was clear that he was running out of steam; two kilometers later, his lead had dwindled to just 12 seconds. Eventually, the catch came with 1.6 kilometers left, and Hirschi jumped onto the back of the group to try and hang on to them. With 225 meters left, the Swiss youngster launched his sprint first from the back of the group, with Pogačar and Roglič in hot pursuit. Evidently, Hirschi's solo breakaway efforts caught up to him, as the two Slovenians came around him just before the line. With Pogačar's stage win, he became the youngest Tour stage winner in 27 years, while Roglič's second place saw him move back into the yellow jersey. The chase group, made up of Romain Bardet, Guillaume Martin, Bauke Mollema, Richie Porte, Nairo Quintana, and Rigoberto Urán, managed to cut their losses and finish eleven seconds behind. GC leader Adam Yates finished in a group almost a minute behind Pogačar and dropped to eighth. Rest day 17 September 2020 – Charente-MaritimeDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, all participants, including riders, staff, and race officials, took COVID-19 tests. Race regulations stipulated that a team would face ejection from the race if they returned at least two positive cases. Though all of the riders tested negative, one staff member each from , , , and tested positive, as did race director Christian Prudhomme, who had to quarantine for the next seven days. Stage 108 September 2020 – Île d'Oléron to Île de Ré, After the first rest day and a transfer that took the race from the Pyrenees to the Charente-Maritime department on the west coast of France, the peloton took on a windy and almost pan-flat stage near and along the Atlantic coast that was expected to finish in