Greig Leach

The early breakaway of six were committed to working together to stay off the front of the peloton. The move was started by Nora Jencusova (Slovakia) who seems to be having some sort of trouble. She was being helped by Fariba Hashimi (Afghanistan) and Hanna Tserakh (Individual Neutral Athletes). Later others made sure the Slovak could get her derailleur functioning again. They needed her strength to stay off the front. Along with that threesome were Fariba's sister Yulduz Hashimi (Afghanistan), Thi That Nguyen (Vietnam), and Rotem Gafinovitz (Israel). It always seems to be the case that the women will help each other until it is time to vie for the race victory towards the end of the race. It is something I rarely see in the men's peloton. This group had five minutes on the peloton as they headed back to Paris with another 85 kilometers to race.