Only after the peloton had zigged and zagged its way through 200 km of road furniture and over walls did the racing really start. Though Slipstream/Chipotle H3O was well-represented at the front when the decisive break went, the splintering peloton and ensuing chaos left the riders in the third group back.

Slipstream Results
1. Damiano Cunego 6:35′29″

74. David Millar +5′25″
75. Martijn Maaskant +5′25″
82. Ryder Hesjedal +5′25″
87. Pat McCarty +5′25″
DNF Magnus Backstedt
DNF Jason Donald
DNF Huub Duyn
DNF Killian Patour