Greig Leach

There is an adage in cycling that seems to be attributed to Greg Lemond the only American to win the Tour that has not had is victories expunged for doping. He is quoted as saying that riding never gets easier, you just get faster. This was the opposite for this quartet on the lower slopes of the Montee du plateau des Glieres. Pierre Rolland (B&B Hotels-Vital Concept) was drifted back through the peloton having once been in the break away. He is now hoping to latch on to the EF Cycling trio of their leader, Rigoberto Uran and his domestiques Daniel Felipe Martinez and Hugh Carthy. It may not be fair to call Martinez a domestique, after all he has won a mountain top finish stage in this year's Tour.