164KM TO GO: BREAKAWAY GROWS IN SIZE
After that counter led by Turner, a host of riders has managed to join the five riders out ahead, so we have a quality group of around a dozen riders who are clear now. They are:
Afonso Eulalio (Bahrain-Victorious), Manuele Tarozzi (Bardiani CSF), Lorenzo Milesi and Einer Rubio (Movistar), Ben Turner (Netcompany INEOS), Gianmarco Garofoli (Soudal Quick-Step), Victor Campenaerts (Visma-Lease a Bike), Igor Arrieta and Jhonatan Narvaez (UAE Team Emirates), Martin Tjotta (Uno-X), Christiaan Scaroni and Guillermo Silva (XDS Astana).
The gap is still only around 25 seconds so it’s will be tough for them to go the distance – especially in these horrific conditions, with the rain returning something rotten.