Greig Leach

Alessandro De Marchi (Cannondale) decided to attempt a solo run to the finish and got rid of the rest of the break away before summiting the Col du Palaquit alone. He put maximum points into his King of the Mountain Jersey bank. If he could manage to hold off the rest of the field, given the double KOM points on a mountain top finish, he would pull on the Polka Dots on the podium at the end of the day. At this point he is half way to the goal, but that was comparatively easy to what would be facing him from the road out of Grenoble and from the big names of the Tour.