Greig Leach

Having done what he could for the team, Pieter Serry (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) drops off the back of the peloton and rides the rest of the way to Sienna off the back of the group. Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana Qazaqstan) had another reason for being off the back. While we didn't see him crash, Lopez, seemed to have been involved in some sort of crash that left him with a broken rear derailleur. With no team car in sight, he simply kept walking up the road in hopes of their imminent arrival with another bike. Given that there was just 23 kilometers to race, it was unlikely he would be able to contest for even a top ten finish now.