Greig Leach

While looking back to see who was chasing them, Alexey Lutsenko (Kazakstan) brushed into his breakaway companion, Ben Healy (Ireland). Lutsenko reached out and tapped the shoulder of the Irishman to let him know he was sorry for the momentary lapse of focus. He could be pardoned for the goof, they have been racing for just under two hundred kilometers and the real racing hasn't really started yet. They were building up an advantage on the peloton in search of the five guys up the road.