Greig Leach

With the peloton bearing down on the remnants of the break away Stephan De Bod (EF Education-EasyPost) encouraged his companions to press on. He is giving a flick of his elbow to let the guy behind him, Gil Gelders (Soudal-Quick Step) to pull through and keep the attempt going. Tucked onto Gelders’ wheel was Antonio Morgado (UAE Team Emirates) followed by Franck Bonnamour (Decathlon-Ag2r-Mondale). Just to their right you can just make out Jacopo Mosca (Lidl-Trek) who has just swung off in surrender to the fast closing peloton on the outskirts of Sterling. The town marks the start of climb of Mount Lofty. At one point De Bod was the virtual leader of the Tour Down Under, but with another 5 kilometers to race, that honor has gone out the window.