'Dale Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 There are no attacks in the main peloton on the way up the Mur de Huy as they crest the summit 40 seconds down on the escapee. An Astana rider takes a flyer off the front just as the road begins to drop but Etixx-QuickStep surely won't allow him to go far.
'Dale Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 It's Luis Leon Sanchez who has gone up the road for Astana, and he has been joined by Giovanni Visconti (Movistar) and they have a small gap over the peloton.
'Dale Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 After the descent of the Mur de Huy, Thomas De Gendt and Jerome Baugnies are left out in front from the early break, while Visconti and Leon Sanchez are chasing just behind, having picked up Daniele Ratto.
'Dale Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 Katusha and Etixx-QuickStep give chase in a bid to shut down this move from Visconti and Luis Leon Sanchez, who have 25 seconds in hand on the bunch.
'Dale Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 25km remaining from 205.5km There are two climbs before the final ascent of the Mur de Huy - the Côte d'Ereffe with 16.5km to go and then the new ascent of the Côte de Cherave with 5.5km to go.
'Dale Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 Visconti and Leon Sanchez have bridged across the leaders. There are five riders at the head of the race once again, 21 seconds up on the Katusha and Etixx-led peloton.
'Dale Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 Michal Kwiatkowski is looking very comfortable indeed as he sits on the wheel of Michal Golas. Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) is also well-placed and the Sicilian could well be tempted to sow panic by slipping away ahead of the Mur de Huy.
'Dale Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 Luis Leon Sanchez and Giovanni Visconti are being forced to do all the work in the break and they do so without complaint. They want to keep the pressure on to force Katusha, Etixx et al to burn up a lot of their matches ahead of the Mur de Huy.
'Dale Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 21km remaining from 205.5km Visconti and Leon Sanchez are combining very well indeed, and they've stretched their lead out to 29 seconds over the peloton on the fast downhill ahead of the Côte d'Ereffe.
'Dale Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 Etixx-QuickStep have been very prominent in leading the peloton. They have understandable trust in the prospects of world champion and Amstel Gold Race winner Michal Kwiatkowski.
'Dale Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 Tejay van Garderen (BMC) accelerates off the front of the bunch on the lower slopes of the Ereffe and opens a small gap.
'Dale Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 De Gendt and Baugnies have also been dropped from the leading group, which is now made up of just Sanchez and Visconti.
'Dale Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 17.5km remaining from 205.5km Van Garderen has been joined by young talent Louis Vervaecke (Lotto-Soudal) on the climb. They've picked off Baugnies and they're chasing the two leaders, just 15 seconds down. The bunch is at 23 seconds.
'Dale Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 15km remaining from 205.5km Visconti and Luis Leon Sanchez are still combining well and they have 24 seconds in hand on the peloton. The van Garderen group continues to give chase but the bucnh is closing slowly on them.
'Dale Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 13.5km remaining from 205.5km Van Garderen and Vervaeke are brought back by the peloton, which is still 23 seconds down on Luis Leon Sanchez and Giovanni Visconti.
'Dale Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 Tiago Machado, despite his earlier fall, has taken over the reins at the head of the bunch in support of Joaquim Rodriguez. They are 21 seconds down on the escapees.
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