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I Think They Are Here PN22-3
Alexis Gougeard (B&B Hotels-KTM) peaks under his arm only to see the closing peloton. With the first leadeer's jersey going to whomever wins todays stage, it was unlikely that those considered the favorites were going to let Gougeard nor his break away companions, Yevgeniy Fedorov (Astana Qazaqstan) and Frederik Frison (Lotto Soudal) steal what they saw as their prize. So with just twelve kilometers left in stage one, it was going to be all back together (minus those already tailed off the back).