"The Tinkoff boys played games off the front today, and Rogers is only 3 seconds in front on GC. Tomorrow we will teach them cobblestone lesson in Geraardsbergen."

Those were the words of Astana's Andrei Grivko after stage six at the Eneco Tour. Grivko followed the big attacks on Saturday, in the rain on hard climbs and technical sections filled with road obstacles and a neutral chasing group behind solo stage winner Tim Wellens of Belgium.

Grivko and his group of main favorites arrived 1:13 behind Wellens with much learned about rivals' strengths and weaknesses during the stage. Grivko is one minute from a podium finish, but third-plaved Wilco Kelderman of the Netherlands was the first elite leader to show fatigue on Saturday, and will likely suffer on Sunday's mini-Tour of Flanders final stage.

Likewise Grivko has teammate Alexey Lutsenko in 13th overall after finishing strongly with the leaders today in Houffalize.

All final competition takes place on Sunday in Geraardsbergen on the famous Kappelmur, this time as the dramatic finish to the Eneco Tour 2015.