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The lead is unchanged, 1:40 for the leading group even after 91st km. 2 km to go before the last categorized climb in Stage 1.

13 km to go before the another sprint on the course. It's Slanské sedlo (4,1 km – 5,8 %) again, but this time cyclists had to ascend from the opposite way.

Situation at the front has settled. 1:40 for the leading group on 74th km.

At intermediate sprint, peloton was losing 1:20 on the leading group. A grupetto of 15 men was two minutes behind the main bunch.

Results of first intermediate sprint Trebišov: 
1. place: Kasper Asgreen (Soudal - Quick-Step) 6 points, 3 bonus seconds
2. place: Milan Vader (Jumbo - Visma) 4 points, 2 bonus seconds
3. place: Bart Lemmen (Human Powered Health) 2 points, 1 bonus second
4. place: Stefan Küng (Groupama - FDJ) 1 point

Kasper Asgreen (Soudal - Quick-Step) won the first intermediate sprint. Aside from three points for the points classification he also earned three bonus seconds.

Astana - Qazaqstan a Elkov - Kasper were in charge of controlling the pace in the peloton. The leading group was approaching the first intermediate sprint.

Fourteen guys in the break cooperated well and after Sečovce increased their lead to 1:30.

Peloton began to fall apart, so slowing down was necessary. At 41st km, the gap between the leading group and the peloton increased to one minute.

30 seconds for the leading group before the Zemplínska Teplica. Peloton tried to keep an eye on the guys in the break.

Milan Vader (Jumbo - Visma) earned 11 points after three categorized climbs and was sure to lead KOM competition after Stage 1. After that he only needed to cross the finish line within limit.

The leading group has a 40 seconds advantage.

Results of categorized climb Slanské sedlo:
1. place: Milan Vader (Jumbo - Visma) 6 points
2. place: Koen Bouwman (Jumbo - Visma) 4 points
3. place: Mulu Kinfe Hailemichael (Caja Rural - Seguros RGA) 2 points
4. place: Bruno Armirail (Groupama - FDJ) 1 point

The leading group consists of Kasper Asgreen and Rémi Cavagna (2x Soudal - Quick-Step), Koen Bouwman and Milan Vader (2x Jumbo - Visma), Bruno Armirail and Stefan Küng (2x Groupama - FDJ), Davide Bais (EOLO-Kometa), Mulu Kinfe Hailemichael (Caja Rural - Seguros RGA), Alessandro Tonelli (Green Project - Bardiani CSF), Bart Lemmen (Human Powered Health), Antoine Debons (Team Corratec), Jakub Otruba (ATT Investments), Urko Berrade Fernandez (Equipo Kern Pharma) and Davide De Cassan (Friuli ASD).

The breakaway formed on the climb Slanské sedlo. 14 cyclists are at the front. Thibaut Pinot (Groupama - FDJ) also tried to get away.

Peloton caught the sextet before the foot of the climb Slanské sedlo (5,3 km - 4,7 %) and all came back together.

Before the third categorized climb on 24th km, a group of six formed ahead of the peloton.

Results of categorized climb Marika:
1. place: Jan Bárta (Elkov - Kasper) 3 points
2. place: Milan Vader (Jumbo - Visma) 2 points
3. place: Alessandro Santaromita Villa (Green Project - Bardiani CSF) 1 point

Jan Bárta (Elkov - Kasper) was the first to reach the top of the climb and added three more points to one point from previous climb. Leader of KOM competition remains Milan Vader (Jumbo - Visma), second on Marika.

Shortly after first climb riders began tackling second climb of third category Marika (3 km - 3,7 %). 

Results of categorized climb Krížik:

1. place: Milan Vader (Jumbo - Visma) 3 points
2. place: Jesse Kramer (Jumbo - Visma) 2 points
3. place: Jan Bárta (Elkov - Kasper) 1 point