 With 50 km ( 31 mi ) remaining , Gilbert , Vachon and Voeckler still had a five @-@ minute lead , with the sprinters ' teams joining Kwiatkowski 's Etixx – Quick @-@ Step team in chasing the breakaway down . With 20 km ( 12 mi ) to race , the lead was cut to 43 seconds , and Gilbert dropped out of the break with 17 km ( 11 mi ) remaining . Vachon was next to drop out of the leading group ; Voeckler was then joined by Paolo Tiralongo ( Astana ) . Voeckler himself then fell back , while Tiralongo was joined by two AG2R La Mondiale riders : Jan Bakelants and Romain Bardet . This group of three riders held a gap of approximately 16 seconds , but were chased down by the peloton . 
