Gallopin Wins Tour de France Stage 11

The pack returned to action on Wednesday after the race's first rest day with the 187.5-kilometer (116.3-mile) ride from Besancon to Oyonnax — not far from the Swiss border.

As the pack reeled in a succession of breakaway riders, Nibali kept pace with his main rivals to retain the yellow jersey.

American Andrew Talansky, in pain after two crashes twice in recent days, dropped back from the peloton more than halfway through the stage. At one point, he stopped and sat down on a roadside guard rail — but returned to the race.