Greig Leach

A number of riders bridged up to the attack by Marco Haller (Austria) and worked hard to make it stick. For Lars Boom (Netherlands), Jack Haig (Australia), David de la Cruz (Spain), Odd Christian Eiking (Norway) and Time Wellens (Belgium), they were hoping that this was going to be the winning move. The group quickly opened a gap on the peloton. With representatives from the most aggressive teams of the race thus far, Belgium, Netherlands, Norway and Australia, the peloton was being a bit slow to react. On the other hand, the French, Poles, and Italians had missed the move and would soon be obliged to chase.