Greig Leach

Everyone expected riders to attack, it was just a question of who would go first. By this point, Kenneth Van Bilsen (Cofidis) was already back in the peloton and his breakaway companion, Pierrick Fodrigo (Bretagne Seche) wasn't far away. Surprisingly, it was Robert Gesnick (LottoNL Jumbo) who was the first to jump off of the front of the now Movistar lead peloton. He was only chased by the half crazed fans that line the entire 15 kilometers of the climb to the finishing line at La Pierre Saint Martin.