Greig Leach

With just over 15 miles left to run to the finish line, the last two from the early break were beginning to think they might have a chance to hold off the charging peloton. The pair seemed to have work out some sort of alliance over the final summit of the day. Ben King (Cannondale) seemed to let Evan Huffman (Rally Cycling) claim the final King of the Mountain points, enough points to award him the Polka Dot Jersey at the end of the day. King reached out to grab a couple of bottles and energy gels for the final assault on the finale of the stage. At this point the duo had ridden William Barta (Axeon Hagens Berman). Barta had either flatted or crashed on the final descent, but then managed to catch back up to these two. However, it seems that the effort left his legs deadened for the final little climb of the day.