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Getting Away
As soon as the peloton hit the end of the neutral start, Lars Boom (Astana) jumped out of the pack on a very long bid for victory. He was quickly joined by Nelson Oliverira (Movistar) and Pim Ligthart (Lotto Soudal). Once the trio had established a bit of a gap, several others tried to bridge across, thinking this might be the day that the break would succeed. The only one to get onto the trios wheels was Reinhardt Janse Van Rensburg of the new pro tour team, Team Dimension Data. This was a strong, experience break, perhaps they would be the ones to break the strangle hold of the peloton this year.