Summary: Crashes were frequent. The rain was unrelenting. A miserable, intense day for everybody involved.

A crash in the roundabout with 75kms to go causes some chaos. 58 cyclists were left in the peloton to chase the four-man breakaway.


15kms to go, the final cobble sectors. The breakaway is 30 seconds up the road, and Marcus Diamond decides to up the tempo. Those left in the peloton need to react. Diamond has shown before that he can ride away from the field.


Diamond catches the breakaway. Has the remaining peloton made a huge mistake in letting Diamond slip away here or are they playing him as fool to beat him in a bunch sprint?


Looking over his shoulder, Diamond gives in and allows the peloton to make the catch with 10kms to go. That at least gives him a chance to recover for a good sprint result.


Forget the sprint, Diamond is going again. 6.2 kms to go. Is this the winning move?

Gotta give it to this kid, he has a lot of heart.


No... Caught with 2.3kms to go.


Result: 8th - I tried. I probably could have got a Top 5 if I didn't attack, but I'd rather win with a gutsy attack than settle for a slightly better result. We will get them next time.

Summary: What should have been a boring sprint stage gets ripped to pieces on the speed bumps coming to the line. The peloton fractures and unprepared cyclists are thrown off the back. Chaos ensues as those in the rears tried to catch up.

Most couldn't. The damage had been done.


Result: 73rd - So much for taking an easy day to save some energy. I got caught on the wrong side of the split, losing 1'54." I might have to consider just pulling myself out of this race if I don't feel any better tomorrow. I could easily race the whole tour, but it might be wiser to just rest up and get ready for the big one: the Tour of Britain.

Summary: Early breakaway started by Marcus Diamond doesn't last, sprint finish won by local Estonian Laas Martin.


Result: Withdrawn - Following team orders, I put all my energy into making the morning breakaway. Six of us got away. I lasted until the only KoM climb. My legs gave out and it was a struggle to just take in oxygen, then it started to rain. That was the final straw. I dropped back through the peloton and hoped into the team car.

Team manager John Herety wasn't pleased, but I got nothing to prove here. I'm leaving at the end of the season and I need to regroup to be ready for my home tour through Great Britain in a week and an half.

Sorry, not sorry. *cough*

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