05.02 - Tour of Romandie: Stage 5

The race is on after just one-kilometre of racing..!

Jean-Christophe Peraud is the man leading an escape away on the first climb...

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Marco Pinotti is riding shotgun for Michael Rogers to keep the break within reach...

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Thibout Pineau takes his turn in the escape as the mist comes down on the race - they have less than two minutes lead

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What's left of the peloton descends the second Col of the day in miserable conditions...

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A Spanish armada is at work chasing along the valley towards the last climb...

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The escape is still in front, led by Sergio Paulinho, but they'll be caught before the final climb...

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The peloton attacks the last climb of the race, with views above the vignes of Leytron...

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Vladimir Karpets lends his strength to the attacks against Rogers...

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Tiago Machado attacks now...

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Pinotti is doing a great job for Rogers, but there will be more attacks...

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Rogers reacts to Valverde's first move...

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Valvderde's next attack is splitting the group of favourites...

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Denis Menchov applies the coup-de-grace for Rogers with five-kilometres of climbing left...

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Valverde seizes his chance and accelerates away - Machado is trying to stay with this move...

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Rogers isn't panicking yet, the determination is written in his face...

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Igor Anton has somehow gone off in front - he'll cross the summit about 30-seconds ahead of the favourites...

Valverde is driving home his advantage, but it's hurting him now...

It's starting to hurt Rogers too - but the gap is coming down...

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Janez Brajkovic has attacked the descent ahead of Rogers - he's trying to get across to Menchov and Valverde...

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Brajkovic has had a fat tire on the descent - he now has to chase to get back to the Rogers group...

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Rogers is doing almost all the work in the last 10-kilometres...

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Menchov, Valverde, Spilak and Anton are too strong for Rogers - and Valverde has taken a bonus sprint along the way..!

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Alejandro Valverde wins stage five into Sion - and he wins the 2010 Tour de Romandie overall..!

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