Galdeano was part of the main group chasing an early breakaway, but was left behind with seven kilometers to go.

A group of eleven riders formed the early breakaway, but was caught again with still about 60 kilometres to go.

That win was stage seven of the 2000 Tour de France, taken in an early breakaway.

Conti slipped into an early 14-man breakaway that built a lead of more than eight minutes over two mountains.

The early breakaway consisted of 5 riders and was given a lead of up to 23 minutes by the peloton.

However, the peloton kept the pressure high and had pulled back all the attackers, including the early breakaway at the beginning of the last lap.

He figured into the early breakaway and led the race for a good distance before being caught and ultimately finishing in 37th place.

The second intermediate bonus sprint was erased by an early 16-man breakaway that swept up all the bonuses available.

Right from the start, several riders tried to be part of the traditional early breakaway, however the peloton looked to be letting no one go.

I told the team to try to get in the early breakaways and keep trying.