Hmm. The stage looks like it has the potential to be 190 km warmup followed by a 17 sprint to the finish for the GC guys. Another hard day for the Sky domestiques controlling the field until the break goes.

I am guessing the break is large tomorrow as well. Lots of the GC guys look like they have no chance at top 5, so teams will be more willing to turn loose the better domestiques in search of a stage win so they can salvage something from the race. The break maintains it coherence until 175-180 km, which is when the less picky climbers start trying to get away before the climb ala Steve Cummings.

A similar split to today will happen with the GC guys, but this time the finish is close enough that Froome rides and they put 15 seconds into the second tier GC guys. Of course the instigator will be Bert. My big prediction is that Woods makes the split, but still no stage win because someone from the break wins.

P.S. Nobody congratulated me for my nearly spot on prediction on Stage 6. I picked someone from Lotto or Bora and they went 1,2 and Froome doomed the break when he decided not to pull, so no GC shakeup.