Greig Leach

The peloton had started the process of pulling back the breakaway when there was still another seventy-five kilometers to ride to Angers. The gap had been out to four minutes but by now it was just over three minutes to the four-woman group off the front. Inside the peloton Kimberley Le Court (AG Insurance-Soudal) was riding with her teammates shepherded by the Belgium Champion Justine Ghekiere. Next to the Maillot Jaune Herietta Christie (EF Education-Oatley) passes a bottle over to her teammate (an USA National Champion) Kristen Faulkner. Faulkner came to the world's notice when she won the Gold Medal in the Olympic Road Race on the same course that the men finished the Tour de France yesterday.