"It was a little bit dangerous [in the finale]," said Weylandt afterwards, referring to the last left-hand corner before the finish line. "I was thinking Greipel would go for it there so I immediately went through the middle of the corner." The tactic worked and Weylandt got the jump necessary to hold off Brown, who incidentally inherited the sprint classification lead.
Greipel was visibly angry following the stage, and took out his rage on the stage winner. “You didn't do anything at all, you rotten dumb-ars,” he said and threatened the Belgian with his fist, complaining that the Quick Step rider had not participated in the work in the front group.
Weylandt shrugged off the incident, saying, “He said a few nasty words to me, but he can't blame me for anything."
