Both Evans and Schleck came home in the leading group of six alongside stage winner
Thor Hushovd, Ryder Hesjedal, the man who'd take over the Maillot Jaune at the end of the stage
Fabian Cancellara and a man who could be involved on the gravel in 2024,
Geraint Thomas.
Whilst the day was truly chaotic and four riders DNF'd including Andy Schleck's brother Frank, Contador would eventually more than make up the 1:13 difference he lost by the time the race rolled into Paris, although he would be retroactively disqualified for a failed drugs test, giving Schleck the win in the record books.