The British were on the front doing 73km per hour when the split occurred as the Australians let the wheel go; take a look at the clip below.
The race may have taken 5 hours and 40 minutes to win for Peter Sagan but this fascinating video shows the vital seconds it was lost for most of the others.
The whole drama unfolded in less than one minute in speeds over 70km per hour in the crosswinds of the Qatar desert.
Fewer than 30 riders made it into the first echelon but Ireland’s Sam Bennett did an amazing job to position himself right in there.
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His red helmet is just about visible here midway through the video.
The split was initially caused by Great Britain but Belgium did more than lend a hand when they saw they were there in numbers.
Norway are also there with a trio while so too are Slovakia – including Sagan’s brother Juraj and Michael Kolar.
Australia was also one of the nations represented, though some of the other Australians were the ones who let the wheel go causing the split as the speed hit 73km per hour.
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