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There was a vague threat of crosswinds when this parcours was unveiled, but it's not blowing strongly today and as such it's been a pretty quiet day in the saddle.
60km to go
The gap continues to fall, with Ineos, FDJ, and Arkéa working together. 1:55 now.
A shot of Sosa and Bernal earlier in the day.
Arkéa have notably upped the pace and the gap starts to come down again. 3:30 with 69km to go.
Change at the front of the bunch as Arkéa-Samsic post a man forward. They're working for Nacer Bouhanni.
The break reach the top of the climb and Leknessund moves to the front to crest the climb in first place and claim the maximum haul of five points again.
The riders now head for the second of our three climbs. It's the Col du Val du Cuech (4.6km at 4.5%).
83km to go
3:45 is the gap as the leaders cross the line.
The breakaway riders come into Salon-de-Provence for the first passage of the finish line.
Despite the threadbare early-season calendar, this is a double race day. We've also got the Clásica de Almería in Spain, which will be finishing three hours or so after Provence. Mark Cavendish is making his second QuickStep debut, and there are plenty of big names on the start line, including Alejandro Valverde and Fernando Gaviria. We have a race preview here.
It's Eddie Dunbar on the front for Ineos and Clément Davy for FDJ. Just those two swapping turns for the time being and keeping the escapees at around three minutes. With 93km to go there's still ample time to bring this back.
100km
Into the final 100km of the Tour de la Provence and the break's lead dips down below the 3-minute mark. Groupama-FDJ are helping Inoes on the front of the bunch now, looking to set up their sprinter Arnaud Démare.
Ineos have upped the pace a little and the gap to the four breakaway riders drops to 3:30.
Alaphilippe has already come out fighting today, after a quality ride on Mont Ventoux yesterday. To read the world champion's thoughts on that podium finish, click here.
117km to go
After that frantic start, things have calmed down and the break have been allowed to set about building a lead of four minutes. Sosa's Ineos teammates are controlling the peloton.
Leknessund is first to the top of the climb. Now for a short descent.
The leaders take on the first climb of the day - the Montée des Antiques (3.7 at 3.8%) - with a lead of just over a minute.
130km to go
We have a breakaway now
With the intermediate sprint out of the way, four riders have succeeded in clipping off the front of the bunch. They are:
Tony Gallopin (AG2R Citroën Team)
Luis Mas Bonet (Movistar Team)
Andreas Leknessund (Team DSM)
Jérémy Leveau (Xelliss-Roubaix Lille Métropole)
We have another intermediate sprint after 80km, when we cross the finish line for the first time. From there, the riders will head out for an 83km finishing circuit, containing just two minor climbs ahead of a flat finale.
Patrick Konrad (Bora-Hansgrohe) also grabbed a second there to move level with Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo) in fifth place overall.
Alaphilippe comes out swinging.
Still no breakaway, and that's because of the early intermediate sprint in Saint-Michel de Frigolet. Bonus seconds are on the line, and the world champion fancies them. He gets three, and that takes him above Bernal into virtual second place overall.
For all the coverage from yesterday's queen stage, here's the link to our report, results, and photos
Ivan Sosa (Ineos Grenadiers) wears the Mondrian/La Vie Claire-inspired leader's jersey after triumphing atop Mont Ventoux yesterday. He's set to seal the overall title today, with his teammate Egan Bernal second at 19 seconds, and Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-QuickStep) third at 21 seconds.
That was the scene on the start line a little earlier. The race is now underway and we've had some early attacks but no breakaway has formed so far.
Hello there and welcome to our live coverage on the final day of the Tour de la Provence. We went up Mont Ventoux yesterday, but today we have a much flatter affair to finish up and decide the overall standings, although the wind could yet play a part.
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