Boldness pays off for Plapp and Buitrago
Four-man break
The real start was given at midday to 150 riders. Arnaud De Lie (Lotto-Dstny), Oliver Naesen (Decathlon-Ag2R) and Michael Schwarzmann (Israel-Premier Tech) did not start. After several attempts, which saw the KOM contenders try their luck in turn, Christian Scaroni managed to take a short lead to tackle the 2nd category Cote de Mont Saint-Vincent in the lead...