Alberto Contador appeared to suffer from crash-related injuries, while Australian Richie Porte remains well off the pace after suffering a puncture on the weekend, leaving him 7 minutes and 2 seconds behind van Avermaet overall.
SBS Cycling commentator Mathew Keenan is in France with all the latest from the Tour, and he's speaking here to Peggy Giakoumelos.
You can catch all the action live from France on SBS One from 10pm AEST.
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