00:00 We are trying to be offensive to break the race.
00:06 UAE has super strong riders so we have to try different things.
00:12 I think not more than 35-40 guys will come to the final sprint.
00:18 Sometimes you've just got to go for it no matter what's in front of you.
00:21 Today, a shortened stage meaning there are many riders who could absolutely take advantage.
00:26 They're hungry and why not?
00:28 Time to go racing on a course that was effectively chopped in half but the yitty hills still
00:33 await.
00:36 Blake Quick living up to his name.
00:38 He was out front along with Bort Vallin and Maluch Ellie.
00:42 The landscape scarred by heavy rain but the drama today was absolutely impeccable.
00:48 Chase was on.
00:49 Would they be caught?
00:50 The hills having an impact.
00:51 So were the sprints.
00:55 Bonus seconds magnified in terms of their importance.
00:58 There would be a change of leader at the end of the day but who would take the stage win?
01:04 Big question.
01:06 The climbs coming thick and fast backstack towards the end.
01:10 Real punishment and some big names are starting to struggle at the back.
01:16 Going for that intermediate sprint was ever so important.
01:21 Tim Fischer black in the white jersey meaning that he moved into red.
01:25 Benny Buchmann had not had enough.
01:27 He went off on the attack.
01:29 He wasn't to be the last.
01:31 Peloton thinning down, brakes all over the place.
01:34 It was a shattering day for Benny living up to the billing.
01:41 Time for the run for home.
01:42 The Flamm Rouge announcing a slightly flatter course.
01:47 Still a tough one with 150 meters to go.
01:50 The last JCL rider was wound in.
01:53 Earl Dunford but who would remain?
01:57 Thinned out by the full 180.
02:01 The line beckoning and this was going to be one hell of a battle.
02:05 Bonus seconds factoring in for an awful lot of enhanced importance.
02:10 And so the drive for the day, maybe the drive for the title was happening right before our
02:15 very eyes.
02:16 A lot of destiny were on full alert as you can see.
02:22 But so were Asena, Arkea, Kofidis, Sporra, JCL, everyone involved.
02:27 It was now.
02:28 Asena thought they got it with Ida Schelling but Amiri Kapia on the throw.
02:35 He was the daddy.
02:36 Brilliant work by him and his team to team up.
02:44 The last 5K was just slightly uphill.
02:46 It kills me almost that I was really happy when I saw the Flamm Rouge.
02:51 In the end I made it and I'm really happy and proud of the team and myself.
02:55 And he has every right to be so.
02:57 Kepio taking it ahead of Schelling, Lepretto, Herrada, Rotor, Adria, Pezzenti, Rodriguez,
03:03 Coborn, Zweihauf.
03:04 Some unusual names here but it was an unusual day.
03:07 It's been an unusual race.
03:09 Finn Fischer-Black because of that intermediate sprint takes over the lead by those vital
03:13 three seconds.
03:14 What a race.
03:15 One more day to go.
03:18 It's been a good race.
03:19 I'm really happy.
03:20 I'm really proud of the team.
03:21 I'm really happy.
