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John Murphy leads the day's early escape with Van Hecke, Sprengers and Canola...
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David Lopez needs a new front wheel after a flat tyre...
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The peloton pedals across some of Oman's canyon-filled landscape with a deficit of about four minutes...
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Sam Bennett doesn't need to be told this is the hottest weather of the week so far...
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Van Hecke leads the escape towards the feed-zone - but their lead is coming down somewhat...
Slovakians Peter Velits and Peter Sagan chat about life in Arabia, and there's no better place there than in Oman..!
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The Oman scenery still dominates the day as the peloton meanders towards the feed-zone...
A cool shower is just what the peloton needs on this hot day..!
Katusha are chasing hard now, but is it for Moreno or Rodriquez..?
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The peloton discovers the spectacle of Oman's lunar-like landscape with about 40-kilometres to go...
The quartet of escapers is still away, but the peloton is pulling them back now...
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Tom Boonen chases hard for Omega and for Rigoberto Uran - and the gap has shrunk..!
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Canola, Van Hecke and Murphy are still holding out as the race starts the long climb to the finish...
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Matti Breschel leads Tinkoff on the lower slopes, but it is a laboured effort that goes no-where...
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Nicholas Roche leads Agnoli and Kreuziger now, the race is on..!
Lopez leads Dario Cataldo and Chris Froome as the lead group changes its identity...
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Agnoli has been dropped right away with Frank Schleck...
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Andy Schleck is not doing much better than his brother - he'll lose almost three minutes today...
Vincenzo Nibali has completely cracked with three-kilometres to go - he'll lose 1' 45" today...
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Sergio Henao attacks inside the last two-kilometres...
Froome counter-attacks, leaving everyone in his wake...
Tejay Van Garderen leads Rigoberto Uran towards the finish and towards the final podium...
Chris Froome wins stage five with ease, 22-seconds ahead of Van Garderen...
Uran finishes exhausted and 33-seconds down...
Looking a shadow of the man who won here last year, Joaquin Rodriguez needs help after losing 38-seconds...
Another former winner on this stage, Robert Gesink finishes 47-seconds behind Froome...
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Winner here in 2012, Nibali shows how little he enjoyed that climb today..!
Chris Froome celebrates becoming race-leader and virtual race-winner too..!