No riders were able to break clear until after when the day's breakaway was finally formed, consisting of 's Axel Domont, 's Serghei Țvetcov, 's Silvan Dillier, 's Sylvain Chavanel and 's Jan Polanc.
Chavanel tried to attack again but the strongest from the remaining breakaway riders was Polanc, who gradually built a gap.