Stage: The riders entered the mountains for the first time on 121.5-mile trek through the Massif Central from Aigurande to Super-Besse.

Winner: Italian rider Riccardo Ricco, the Giro d’Italia runner-up, beat Alejandro Valverde of Spain and Cadel Evans of Australia in a mountaintop finish.

Yellow Jersey: Kim Kirchen of Luxembourg took the yellow jersey from Germany’s Stefan Schumacher, who fell yards from the finish line.

Quote of the Day: “I’m in great shape. ... Everything is possible.”—Kirchen, seventh overall at last year’s Tour, feeling confident about his chances this year.