Greig Leach

Arnaud De Lie (Lotto) really wasn't having the best days. Having already had a flat tire and a bike change, he was still struggling to get his bike right with 65 kilometers to go. Behind him, the race juror is stopped with his fist in the air to warn those behind that a rider is stopped on the side of the road. As De Lie got his chain back on the chainring, his team car pulled up on the right side of the road. He was back onto his original bike and chasing, again. But as the race got to the business end of the day, his efforts had sapped his legs. He found himself unable to go with the pace on the final climbs of the day. A sad turn of events for the Belgium Champion on the opening day of racing in Belgium.