Lampre and Katusha are also sending troops forward. But the real pace setting duties have been done by Johan Vansummeren of the Garmin team for the last few kilometers.
17:10 - Milram Send Some Forward
There are now a few Milram riders also getting in on the action at the front of the bunch which is 55" behind Pliuschin and Wynants. The German team’s sprinter is Gerald Ciolek, the former under-23 world champion.
With 8.5km to go, the escape is over. The peloton is all together and HTC, Lampre and Cervelo are at the front.