01.19 - Tour Down Under: Stage 2

The good news is that this mighty trans-Australia truck is stationary as the peloton leaves the start..!

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Yuri Krivtsov leads Mitch Docvker and David Tanner in a hard-fought-for escape...

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The Tour Down Under crosses the Murray River at Murray Bridge...

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Are Mark Cavendish and Geraint Thomas discussing the cycling or the cricket, in Australia..?

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The peloton is staying firmly on the rails as it pursues the three-man escape...

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The Clarke boys - William and Simon - have time to chat as the pace slows for a short while...

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It's warming up nicely now - Matthew Hayman is the first of many riders to load up with cooool water...

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Danny Pate's life has not changed by moving to HTC - the American is chasing hard, and he has another American marking his every move...

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Even Mark Cavendish is collecting water bottles today..!

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Martin Mortensen just loves his life as a water carrier for Leopard-Trek..!

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Soon-to-be an Ironman trithlon contender, Lance Armstrong is looking leaner in the colours of Radio Shack...

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Robbie McEwen has a fettish for bananas it seems...

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Simon Zahner and Tim Roe now lead the escape after jumping across on the day's only climb - but the chase is on..!

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Matt Goss corners, looking forward to the day's expected sprint-finish and the chance to extend his race-lead...

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Jose Ivan Gutierrez has other things on his mind - his electric gear system has come apart..!

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Roe has attacked with about 25-kilometres to go - go..!

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HTC are still pulling the peloton as it follows the 40 miles-long pipe taking water from the Murray River to Adelaide...

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Team Sky is moving up to the front of the peloton - clearly they fancy their chances today...

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Local boy Roe is still ahead with 10-kilometres to go, but it's hurting..!

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The sprint is on in Mannum, but another crash has caused carnge behind the leading contenders...

Ben Swift wins stage two from McEwen and Brown...

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Alberto Ongarato takes 50th place despite catching a flying wheel in the sprint-crash..!

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Markel Irizar walks across the line with his broken bike...

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Thomas crosses the line knowing his teamate has won, and that he was the first rider to fall in the crash...

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Cavendish awaits treatment for some nasty cuts after crashing with four-kilometres to go...

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Unconcerned by all this, Robbie McEwen enjoys some good times again after becoming race-leader..

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