The big move came on the 5th stage of the Paris-Nice cycle race and as a result the New Zealander Greg Henderson is now well down the overall standings.
Henderson, who won the second stage, is now 118th, 33 minutes from the leader.
The German Andreas Kloden won the 193km stage and now wears the Tours yellow jersey.
Henderson is still second in the sprint standings, while the his Sky Team is second in the team standings.
