[ritchiebaby]

Never saw any of the action today, although the race passed within 6 miles of me. Apparently the remnants of the breakaway held off the main contenders by just under 2 minutes, the top three of the breakaway breaking away from the breakaway to have their own little sprint finish. Yves Lampaert won from Matteo Jorgensen and Matt Gibson and it seemed that Hayter, van Aert and Allaphillippe were keeping their powder dry until tomorrow's 173km final stage from Stonehaven to Aberdeen - only 25km away, so they're obviously taking a wee detour into the Highlands.

It should lead into an all-out exciting, perhaps cagey, race with everything to play for.