We're in Thailand for the seventh edition of this race and it's a clear day for the riders to enjoy, as much as they can. We're about to get underway for 180+ kilometers on mostly flat roads.
Favourites
FLA
RES
SPR
ACC
Kanter
75
73
79
80
Guerao
72
61
81
73
Keough
73
73
79
79
Perera
71
73
79
80
Prasad
74
74
78
79
Willwohl
73
67
79
78
Gibbons
75
72
78
78
Guardini
71
67
79
80
Merlier
73
72
78
74
Nizzolo
72
65
79
77
Habtom
75
75
77
78
Wippert
70
70
78
82
Aberasturi
73
69
78
76
Bogdanovics
73
69
78
77
Tivani
70
78
77
78
Barbier
75
71
77
79
Six riders join the early break:
Renard Curley, Dunne Johansen Alexander Reynders
With 100 kilometers to go, it's Octal Pharma, Colombini, Caja Rural and Tryg doing the pace making. The deficit is 2'18". It had been 3 minutes at the most.
40 kilometers to go now. The break's lead is down to 43 seconds.
25 kilometers to go. Curley is the only breakaway rider left out front. The others have just been caught. His lead is 25 seconds.
Curley is caught with 17 km left. Some riders have been dropped from the back of the pack. All the favourites are still here.
Jallays attacks with 9 kilometers to go.
Drapac has been dropped from the peloton.
Jallays is caught with 3 kilometers to go. Quispe and Yzeiraj attack immediately.
The pack splits with the high pace of chasing but all the favourites have kept themselves in the front group.
1.5 kilometers. The two attackers have an 11 second lead. Habtom and Keough have taken up the chase themselves.
Habtom and Keough catch the duo of Quispe and Yzeiraj with 700 meters left. They have a gap to the pack.
400 meters. It's Habtom vs Keough at the front. Wippert is closing in on the other duo.
Wippert catches Yzeiraj and Quispe with 200 meters remaining. The front two still have a gap.
Habtom still leads in the final 100 meters.
Habtom still holding strong with just 50 meters left!
Habtom celebrates as he crosses the line but wait! The decision of the judges comes through and they've given the win to Keough! Incredible scenes here!
Wippert comes through in 3rd.
Nelson pips Yzeiraj to 4th. Great double result for Octal Pharma though.
Chaturanga takes 6th, ahead of Koch and Russo. Great double for Bianchi as well.
Bogdanovics takes 9th, ahead of Willwohl.
Sarreau is 11th with Rathe in 12th, adding to McCormick's success.
Kanter will be very disappointed with 13th today. Berger and Feiereisen are next.
Gibbons is 16th.
Guardini is 17th. Quispe pays for the late attack and drifts away to 18th.
Itami and Prasad completes the Top 20.
Today's winner - Luke Keough.
Amazing finish here in Thailand with Keough stealing it from under Habtom's nose on the line. The latter will be having nightmares about this one for a while. It would have been a great win after a decisive move in the closing stages. Wippert was actually the fastest finisher and claims the final podium spot.
