Greig Leach

I am beginning to wonder if the peloton can only come to Belgium if it is cold, wet and miserable. With the open fields and strong winds it was a day for echelons and arm warmers. The winds broke the race into smaller and smaller groups along the wet roads. The reduced peloton has gone after the second group up the road lead by Cofidis and BMC Pro Cycling. Tucked in behind them were a couple of the smaller Continental Pro Teams.