Greig Leach

After the exploits of his teammate yesterday, Matthew Holmes (Lotto Soudal) didn't want to let the team down. With Holmes in the break it was ensured that the polka dot jersey would stay in the team even if it wasn't going to stay with the current race leader, Brent Van Moer. As the break neared the top of the Cote d'Auvers, it was Holmes going for the maximum points with only Anthony Delaplace (Arkea Samsic) keeping the Brit honest. It looked like both Lukas Postlberger (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Shane Archbold (Deceuninck-Quick Step) were going to save their energy and keep the fight going for staying off the front.