Today's action is expected to finish with mass sprint on the streets of Amiens where Carrick on Suir's Sam Bennett of Bora Argon 18 will be hoping to get a chance to show his sprinting prowess today.
Germany's Tony Martin wears the race leader's yellow jersey following his stage win yesterday.
Dan Martin is the best-placed of the three Irish riders in the field – he starts in 35th place overall having lost time due to a crash yesterday.
