While you were sleeping

Ulrich (#15) decided to pause for 3h ahead of taking on the mighty Tourmalet in the early hours this morning. His chaser, Christoph (#8), spent six hours getting some much needed respite from the heat in Arreau before ascending the same Col just a few hours later. They're currently the only two to have passed over the Col du Tourmalet but Chris Hinds (#43) is at the foot of the climb now.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BzXKbkJozlf/

The antipodean wonder that is Hippy (#20) has been active on twitter claiming he's struggling in the weather. His short break near the Col de Mente seemed eventful...

https://twitter.com/firsthippy/status/1145571071879450624

British rider Ana Orenz currently leads the women's field. She spent a couple of hours close to Porte d'Aspet before continuing this morning.

We've had reports from HQ about riders suffering some degree of sunburn. Luckily today looks to have a little more cloud cover than yesterday with fog looming higher up some mountains.

Feast your eyes on these incredible images courtesy of Carlos and Peter:

Rider pictured: Javi Gamallo

Rider pictured: Clement Clisson

Let's see what happens over the next few hours as the front runners hit the slopes of Port de Larrau on the border of France and Spain.