Greig Leach

As I said in the previous post, the foursome of contenders were caught by the reduced (and elite) peloton. Two of those who managed to get back on terms were the race leader, Paddy Bevin (CCC) and the stage winner, as well as defending champion of the race, Daryl Impey (Mitchelton-Scott). The duo went one-two on the stage, with the race perinnial, Luis Leon Sanchez (Astana) taking third. Impey got the stage win, but Bevin's second place was enough to keep in in the over all leader's jersey, and add time to those closest to him on the general classification. It is beginning to look like the New Zealander, Bevin, is going to be rather difficult to unseat.