The peloton is riding fast today, at 80-kilometres-per-hour on the flat roads..!
Three Leopard-Trek riders are in a new attempt, led by Pires and Rohregger...
It's hurting Jack Bobridge today - on only his second day of road-racing since late-January..!
The peloton is still together after 75-kilometres of racing across some picturesque landscapes...
Copuld this be a day for Jani Brajkovic - the uphill finish is perfect for him...
Christopher Kern has made the first real escape of the day - after 110-kilometres..!
Swiss musicians are practising their skills before the race arrives...
Kern now has Maxime Bouet for company out in front...
Team Katusha is chasing now, the gap is almost at three minutes...
Pavel Brutt has to overcome the double difficulty of a 1st cat climb and the uphill finish if he is to stay in the race-lead today...
It's getting very cold again, and Richie Porte is telling Brad McGee he's not feeling well...
The rain is making it even harder - and Taylor Phinney still has yesterday's work in his legs...
Richie Porte slips off the back as well - he won't finish the stage...
Kern and Bouet still have over two minutes as the 1st Cat climb looms ahead of them...
Geoffroy Lequatre sets a brutal pace for Radio Shack, they soon pass the escape...
Cadel Evans looks serious about his work now...
Tony Martin makes a big attack...
Roman Kreuziger chases Martin down - and manages to dislodge Brutt from the leading group...
Peter Stetina has attacked on the descent with Rohregger...
David Millar responds once Stetina is caught...
Millar, wearing a one-piece combination, has forged a decent escape with four-kilometres to go...
The uphill sprint looks good for a little chap in pink...
Damiano Cunego wins stage two into Romont - and Pavel Brutt keeps his race-leadership...
