They quickly opened what turned out to be a winning margin .
Though the peloton gradually clawed the break back the chase always looked fractious rather than controlled with several riders sitting in no - man 's land between break and peloton .
They quickly opened what turned out to be a winning margin and though the peloton gradually clawed the break back the chase always looked fractious rather than controlled with several riders sitting in no - man 's land between break and peloton .