Greig Leach

As the finishing town of Chalon sur Saone got ever closer the peloton began to group itself by teams Coming to the front were the teams of Lotto Soudal and Direct Energie for their sprinters while the teams of FDJ and Sky were simply trying to stay near the front to keep their protected riders out of trouble Within the final kilometers on a flatter stage everyone wants to be near the front for various reasons to the pace continues to grow and positioning is fought for Just that action will doom any breaks up the road even before the sprinters' leadouts really ramp up the speed