Greig Leach

Most every time the camera cut to the early break away, Johan Jacobs (Movistar) was gapping his break away companions. As the group road onto the cobbles as the exited Leisele he looked back to see were Jelle Wallays (Cofidis), Lars Saugstad (Uno-X) and Alexander Konychev (BikeExchange-Jayco), or perhaps he was just enjoying the early spring vistas. I say they were riding onto the cobbles, but all of them had slipped over to the much smoother bike path, rather than jarring their teeth on the cobbles to there left. It is a rare thing when the bike bath is the better road surface in my riding experience.