The teams cycling finished in France positively after 5 grueling stages the final stage finished with a mass sprint with the strongest man in the race former race leader Jos Pronk winning again.
His uphill sprint from over 750meters out was truly impressive and must only be leaving him thinking of what might have been if his team had adopted different tactics the stage before. Rapha Condor Recycling.co.uk finished the stage with Kristian House and Graham Briggs in the top twenty on the stage.
Kristian won the King Of The Mountains and was on the podium in front of a large and enthusiastic crowd in the centre of Blois to receive his final jersey and the obligatory dodgy looking cup French races are so fond of giving out!
Kristian, Rob Partridge and the team staff will now move on to the Ruban Granieter Race which starts next Friday in Britany. Joining the team will be Ryan Bonser, Adam Bonser and Tom Diggle and the race will also see Chris Newton return to racing for the first time since his crash and subsequent broken collarbone.