05.09 - Giro d'Italia: Stage 2

Buongiorno Bradley...

WIGGINSMAGLIAGIRO

Four men are away and gaining time rapidly - led by Stefano Pirazzi...

Their lead is almost three minutes after 10-kilometres of racing...

ESCAPEGIRO

On a dull day, the only colour in this stage is from the rape seed flowers...

Despite the fragility of the escape, Sky is already hard at work, led by Steven Cummings - they have a five-minute gap to close...

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Wiggins knows he's in the best company - but he doesn't know how bad his day will become...

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The four riders are in contest with an HPV on a parallel bike path...

Massive crowds greet the Giro as it climbs a hill - yes, there are hills in this country..!

FANSGIRO

The Dutch landscape is littered with windmills like this one...

FANSGIRO

Teamwork - Svein Tuft lends a hand to Christian Vande Velde in a quiet moment...

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Garmin's day is about to change - Tyler Farrar hits the deck..!

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Moments later, Guillaume Blot hits a spectator and crashes...

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Tuft and Bobridge are pacing an un-injured Farrar back to the race...

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Ted King has had his own troubles today - if this was America he'd be arrrested for indecency..!

An even bigger crash with 45-kilometres to go has caused mayhem....

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Wiggins has fallen, along with half his Sky team, who now wait for the Brit to get his bike fixed...

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A BMC rider is worse off with what looks like a damaged shoulder and ribs...

Juan Horrach is the next to fall...

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Sky is chasing like crazy to get Wiggins back - but the peloton has sat up and waited for him anyway...

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Even with a chain stain on his leg, Wiggins looks capable of getting back by himself if he had to...

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Dutch fans cheer the Italian race as it heads into Utrecht for the last 35-kilometres...

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Rick Flens is leading what's left of the escape, but they'll be caught shortly...

Incredibly, Sky is back at the front setting up the sprint-finish for Greg Henderson - but there's more drama to come...

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Tyler Farrar wins stage two by a mile, after a huge crash in the last seven-kilometres shredded the peloton...

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Wiggins has lost 37-seconds after the crash - and lost his Maglia Rosa..

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A bit early, but Cadel Evans has become race-leader of the Giro after an eventfuly day - his luck seems to be holding out for now..!

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