Greig Leach

I should explain the title. The race director for DSM-Firmenich-PostNL had been frustrated with out absent his team had been in the first four stages, but with the stage win by Oscar Onley took care of that. He is now on equal time with the new Ochre Jersey, and the new owner of the White Jersey of best young rider. He is just barely behind the guy who was just behind him on the stage, Stephen Williams (Israel-Premier Tech). Jhonatan Narvaez (Ineos-Grenadiers) takes second on the stage moving himself into third overall in this Tour Down Under. It was then Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal-Quick Step) who faded after putting a sprint in to get over the King of the Mountains line first. I’m convinced he thought that was the finish line and not the line 400 meters up the road. He did move himself into fifth overall, so not a bad day out for the two time world champion. Shadowing the Frenchman was Bart Lemmen on the newly renamed Visma-Lease a Bike. Who now sits just behind Alaphilippe on the general classification.