Greig Leach

As the peloton approached the summit of the Cat and Fiddle climb, Wout Poels (Sky) jumped out of the peloton with his teammate Nicolas Roche on his wheel. The duo had hoped to surprise the King of the Mountians Jersey of Xandro Meurisse (Wanty Group Gobert) was attentive and quickly covered the Irish Champion's wheel. Try as the Sky duo might, it was still Meurisse who went over the rise in fifth place, moving him into the outright lead in the King of the Mountains competition. Lining the summit of the climb were hundreds of cycling fans, many of whom had ridden up to the top on their bikes. I am sure having ridden the climb, they had a much better appreciation for what the pros were able to achieve and the speeds at which they did it.