Stage 1 was mixed, with Kulikovskiy claiming
2nd in the sprint, but Leemreize losing time already!
Agirrebeitia joined the break on
Stage 2. Nothing else happened for us.
It was a repeat of the first stage on
Stage 3, with Kulikovskiy taking
2nd again.
BroXham joined the break on
Stage 4. He finished
4th on the stage and moved up to 6th in the GC.
Broxham joined the break on
Stage 5 as well. He finished
7th this time, but gained enough time to now lead the GC!
Broxham finished in the pack on
Stage 6, claiming
6th.
Broxham lost some time on
Stage 7 but held on the jersey.
Stage 8 was uneventful. Broxham finished in the peloton to keep his jersey through
Stage 9 and
Stage 10. He lost it on the mountainous
Stage 11.
The next result of note came on
Stage 14, with Leemreize joining the break and getting
6th on the stage as a consequence.
Agirrebeitia joined the break on
Stage 15. Roson joined the break on
Stage 16 and collected some KOM points. He joined it again on
Stage 17.
Roson and Hayter joined the break on
Stage 20. Hayter was caught in the closing stages, but still managed
5th on the day, moving him up the GC.
Kulikovskiy finished off the race in the best way possible - by
winning the last stage!
| 40 | Gijs Leemreize | Sony - Force India | + 1h20'17 |
| 49 | Leo Hayter | Sony - Force India | + 2h08'10 |
| 73 | Ricardo Broxham | Sony - Force India | + 3h22'39 |
| 93 | Jaime Roson | Sony - Force India | + 3h57'26 |
| 117 | Bryan Raul Obando | Sony - Force India | + 4h34'05 |
| 123 | Mikel Agirrebeitia | Sony - Force India | + 4h50'59 |
| 132 | Alexandr Kulikovskiy | Sony - Force India | + 5h06'23 |
| 137 | Kenny Elissonde | Sony - Force India | + 5h16'51 |
Kulikovskiy finished
6th in the Points. Hayter and Broxham finished
6th and
9th in the U25s, respectively.
Bringing back Philips seemed like the right thing to do, given the future direction I wish to take with the team.
