Toms Skujins will get another day in the spotlight after his Hincapie Development team did an impressive work to defend the overall lead in the Tour of California.

"It was big for us just because it was hard because it was windy, but we kept it in check, and Quickstep did a lot of work," he said. "That was awesome. No other teams helped, which was surprising, because I thought MTN or Tinkoff-Saxo or Drapac would at least do something. But they all waited for the final. It worked out for us, so all is well."