Eugene Oppelt Posted June 10, 2016 Posted June 10, 2016 Andriy Grivko has attacked the breakaway and has opened up a sizeable advantage.
Eugene Oppelt Posted June 10, 2016 Posted June 10, 2016 The 24 chasers have been caught. So we now have a lone leader in Grivko.
Eugene Oppelt Posted June 10, 2016 Posted June 10, 2016 Grivko has 1:05 over the peloton now as we enter the second half of the race.
Eugene Oppelt Posted June 10, 2016 Posted June 10, 2016 We're now moving onto our next climb - the Côte de la Sarrazine. It's 3.3km long at 5%
Eugene Oppelt Posted June 10, 2016 Posted June 10, 2016 Some counter attacks have been going off the front of the bunch but nothing has been allowed to stick as the road heads uphill.
Eugene Oppelt Posted June 10, 2016 Posted June 10, 2016 Grivko has been caught by a group of four chasers, who are Cyril Gautier (AG2R-La Mondiale), Dayer Quintana (Movistar), Enrico Gasparotto (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) and Bartosz Huzarski (Bora Argon 18). The peloton is 2:40 behind now
Eugene Oppelt Posted June 10, 2016 Posted June 10, 2016 The riders have got a long descent now before the road levels out for the briefest of moments and then they'll be climbing again towards the final, crucial ascent.
Eugene Oppelt Posted June 10, 2016 Posted June 10, 2016 With the gaps as they are for now, Dayer Quintana is the virtual leader. The younger brother of Nairo, he began the day just 1:39 behind Contador. Quintana won the Tour de San Luis earlier this season.
Eugene Oppelt Posted June 10, 2016 Posted June 10, 2016 38km remaining from 140km The peloton is moving in to team order on this flatter stretch of road. The pace has definitely gone up and the bunch is stringing out.
Eugene Oppelt Posted June 10, 2016 Posted June 10, 2016 The gap currently stands at 2:10 as the peloton strings out due to the work of Tinkoff. 30 clicks to the white chalk
Eugene Oppelt Posted June 10, 2016 Posted June 10, 2016 Tinkoff, Sky, Astana, BMC - most with a full complement of riders. That's the order in the peloton, which is largely a single file line.
Eugene Oppelt Posted June 10, 2016 Posted June 10, 2016 25km to go now and the breakaway's advantage has been cut down to 1:45. That's set to fall further as we continue the approach to the final climb.
Eugene Oppelt Posted June 10, 2016 Posted June 10, 2016 Tinkoff train seemingly exhausted now Good news for Quintana, well placed virtually, as they are 2:10 ahead and ballooning
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