The Classics

['Dale]

Feed zone

 

94 kms to go

['Dale]

the gap has dropped to 5:16.

 

['Dale]

Looks like Garmin has now moved to lead the chase, which may explain why the gap is down to 4:58.

 

['Dale]

The six leaders head up the Heertstraat, one of today's many climbs.

 

['Dale]

Now the field finally hit the feed zone, with a gap of 4:19 and 86.8km to go.

 

['Dale]

Looks like the field decided it was really time to get serious, as the gap is now under 4 minutes.

 

['Dale]

Lotto is doing the chase

['Dale]

We have a slight gap within the peloton, with the second half scurrying to catch up again.

 

[Jakkals.]

Now the field finally hit the feed zone, with a gap of 4:19 and 86.8km to go.

 

I'm starving

['Dale]

Matthias Brändle came into today's race looking to make up for IAM's lack of a Classics win to date. He is certainly doing a good job in the break group, but no way they will make it to the end at this rate.

['Dale]

3.24 is the gap now, with 77.7 km to go.

 

The break is now on a suicide run

['Dale]

And up another climb for the leaders, with 75 km to go.

 

['Dale]

The peloton has come back together, by the way. Lotto and Garmin at the front.

 

['Dale]

ATTACKS!!!

['Dale]

 

The field winds it way through a town and aroun the church. Those who just took off from the field have been caught, but the pace is incredibly high at the moment with, once again, Garmin and Lotto doing the work.

The break group crosses the finish line and heads off for another lap of the circuit course.

['Dale]

This high pace is in fact splintering the field. One rider each from Lotto and Quick Step have a tiny lead over the field, which crosses the finish line 2:05 after the lead group.