Despite the demanding conditions, Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team produced another composed and committed team performance. Tom Pidcock remained with the select front group throughout the decisive finale, crossing the line in the group immediately behind stage winner Tadej Pogačar and continuing to show consistency among the Tour's leading contenders.

Australian climber Chris Harper highlighted just how demanding the day had been, with the battle for the breakaway shaping the entire stage.

"I think sometimes on these days everyone wants to be in the breakaway and then we race for so long, we get to a point where someone like Pog's like, 'Well, I may as well just win.' I guess once you get over that first climb, if they don't have to use any of their climbers and can just rely on their big engines, then once they take over it's really hard for the break to stay away. The longer it takes for the move to go, the harder it becomes for those riders to make it to the finish."

The Tour now heads deeper into the Pyrenees with another demanding day on Tuesday. Stage 4 runs 181.9 kilometres from Carcassonne to Foix and is expected to favour explosive climbers and puncheurs, featuring more than 3,000 metres of elevation gain and a succession of climbs before a technical finish in Foix. With another day of extreme temperatures forecast, positioning and team execution will once again be decisive.