▁and ▁pol ka - dot ▁j er sey ▁wear ers ▁Ó scar ▁Fre ire ▁and ▁David ▁de ▁la ▁Fu ente . ▁Only ▁Mil ram , ▁L amp re , ▁and ▁Gar min - Ch ip ot le ▁were ▁un re present ed . ▁Fre ire ▁took ▁the ▁first ▁intermediate ▁s print ▁and ▁with ▁it ▁the ▁out right ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁points ▁classification . ▁ ▁Seven ▁of ▁the ▁twenty - four ▁came ▁clear ▁on ▁the ▁way ▁up ▁the ▁C ô te ▁de ▁Lou c rup . ▁Fre ire ▁was ▁among ▁them ▁and ▁took ▁the ▁second ▁s print ▁to ▁c ement ▁his ▁lead . ▁The ▁leaders ' ▁time ▁gap ▁grew ▁to ▁over ▁nine ▁minutes ▁before ▁the ▁pel ot on ▁th inned ▁as ▁ch ases ▁came ▁forward ▁to ▁bring ▁them ▁back . ▁Ré my ▁Di ▁Greg orio ▁attacked ▁and ▁got ▁free ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁of ▁seven , ▁going ▁it ▁alone ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁over ▁the ▁Tour ma let . ▁ ▁J ens ▁Vo igt ▁and ▁Team ▁C SC ▁Sax o ▁Bank ▁set ▁a ▁bl ister ing ▁pace ▁up ▁the ▁Tour ma let ▁in ▁the ▁pel ot on , ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁knock ing ▁off ▁as ▁many ▁team m ates ▁of ▁the ▁overall ▁cont enders ▁as ▁they ▁could ▁while ▁protect ing ▁Carlos ▁S ast re . ▁Several ▁team ▁leaders , ▁including ▁Ale j andro ▁Val ver de , ▁eventually ▁dropped ▁as ▁well . ▁Di ▁Greg orio ▁at ▁last ▁was ▁caught ▁by ▁the ▁yellow ▁j er sey ' s ▁group ▁of ▁cont enders ▁at ▁the ▁