As the riders arrived at the finish, the gaps were very small. The likes of Ethan Hayter and Matteo Sobrero who were the pre-stage favourites failed to deliver on the result they were said to be in for, but instead the only rider who managed to go through Sheffield was Thymen Arensman of
Team DSM, with seven seconds of lead.
Sure enough the Dutch rider went on to win the stage, with a time that no-one else ahead of him in the GC could beat. Sheffield and Hayter wrapped up the podium. However, the real battle was for the overall classification - which most of these riders were part of. The GC fight however say a different story, as Hayter managed to jump into the yellow jersey, with Arensman and Pello Bilbao completing the podium which should be confirmed tomorrow.