Greig Leach

As she approached the top of the Cote des Plaines, Julie Van de Velde (Fenix-Deceuninck) looks back at the closing peloton. With another 500 meters to the summit, she was hoping her teammate behind would be able to discourage any from trying to gap the maximum points in the Queen of the Mountains competition. By getting over this climb first, she would become the Queen of the Mountains virtually. Should no one collect anymore points for the rest of the stage she would become the second person to wear the Maillot a Pois.