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Letting the Gap Go PN17-3
The relentless pace of the teams of Quickstep and Lotto Soudal along with the strong crosswinds were having their toll on those trying to stay with the leaders It just took a small rise and the gap opened in front of Grega Bole (Bahrain-Merida) and Olivier Le Gac (FDJ) Le Gac had been working for others of his teammates that were still in the group so he can be pardoned for losing contact Bole was just on the wrong wheel at the wrong time - although I doubt he had much left to give either