Greig Leach

Caught behind the earlier crash and the medals going up the road, it was time to chase. Behind by 49 seconds with only twenty-eight kilometers left to ride, it was Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Poland) who used the Montmartre climb to try to set her race to rights. She was followed by Carolin Andersson (Sweden) and Lorena Wiebes (Netherlands). Wiebes was in a bit of a tough spot, it was her teammate up the road so she wasn't going to help in the chase, but then again, she needed to be there if the leaders were caught. Conversely, it was a very strong group that she was trying to chase down.