McCormick, who won the New Zealand Cycle Classic in 2018, was shocked their breakaway lasted. “It’s funny because last night I said there’s no point going into a breakaway in this stage because you always get caught but it was just the right combination of guys. Regan and Glenn were super strong, and it just ended out, that we stayed away,” McCormick said. Race director Jorge Sandoval said it was the first time in the stage’s history that the peloton had not caught a breakaway. DAVE LINTOTT/DAVE LINTOTT PHOTOGRAPHY Black Spoke Pro Cycling Academy drive the peloton into Martinborough.