Greig Leach

With the foul weather, it was a challenge to get the attire right. The heavy rains had already removed two of the climbs due to flooded roads at the base of both climbs. Alexey Lutsenko (Kazakhstan) was having a tough day of it. As the peloton neared the now nine circuits around Harrogate, he decided he would remove his leg warmers before the racing really got serious. As he pulled off each one he would wring them out, squeezing what appeared to be a cup of water from each one. I can only imagine that as wet as they were, they weren't doing much for warmth, not to mention how much they must have weighed.