Greig Leach

Many had tried and failed to get away from the clutches of the peloton, including the eventual winners teammate, Ruben Fernandez (Movistar). But the peloton just caught the remnants of the breakaway allowing Jesus Herrada (Movistar) to out sprint the tiring Tony Gallopin (Lotto Soudal) and Serge Pauwels (Dimension Data). Yet again, the results of the stage did not change the over all standings that were established in the opening prologue. Although the time gaps in the lower half of the top ten have shifted just a bit.