Greig Leach

You don't need a speedometer to tell when the peloton is going full speed, you just have to look at its shape. When it is in a long thin line, it means the guys on the front are hammering! Etixx-Quickstep went into the final stage with a plan. The team had Dan Martin sitting fourth overall, and Julian Alaphilippe was sixth while wearing the White Jersey of best young rider. With both riders less than a minute down on the Maillot Juane of Chris Froome (Sky), they were doing their best to weaken Team Sky and the others that sat before them on the General Classification.