It's been an action packed stage so far with the first real move of 17 riders going after only 6km, and another seven bridging across soon after. One of those 23 leaders has subsequently been dropped from the front of the race, leaving a strong move of 22, including four from Team SD Worx - Protime! They had a maximum gap of 2'50'' but it's finally starting to come down as other teams recognise the danger. FDJ-Suez, Canyon//SRAM Racing and Fenix-Deceuninck lead the pack.