06.07 - Dauphiné-Libéré: Stage 1

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The peloton is about to start racing as it pulls away from the Lake of Geneva...
PELOTON SCENERY DAUPHINE
The successful escape contains Sebastian Minard and Dominique Rollin - they look happy at the day ahead..!
MINRAD ROLLIN ESCAPE DAUPHINE
The escape has every reason to be happy - they are nearly ten minutes in front..!
MINRAD ROLLAND ESCAPE DAUPHINE
Stormy skies hang over the peloton that has yet to react...
PELOTON SCENERY DAUPHINE
Astana is at the front but barely sweating under the strain...
PELOTON ASTANA DAUPHINE
There's more action at the back today - Edvald Boasson Hagen chats with Sean Yates about the Sky team tactics...
SKY YATES DAUPHINE
Janez Brajkovic gets his bike fixed on the move...
BRAJKOVIC MECHANIC SHACK DAUPHINE
Jean-Christophe Pereaud needs fixing himself after a nasty fall...
PEREAUD INJURY PORTE DOCTOR DAUPHINE
The peloton descends towards the feed-zone halfway through this quiet stage...
PELOTON SCENERY DAUPHINE
Green with envy..? No, in fact Tejay Van Garderen might be America's next big stage-racer...
VAN GARDEREN DAUPHINE
Martin Reimer needs his shoe cleats fixing...
REIMER CERVELO MECHANIC SHOE DAUPHINE
Finally there's life - and a chase - in the peloton with Garmin-Transitions leading the way...
PETERSON GARMIN CHASE DAUPHINE
Alberto Contador cannot contain himself - why is he so happy..?
CONTADOR DAUPHINE
Because Contador can just sit and watch Garmin do all the chasing...which they do!
CONTADOR DAUPHINE
Gauthier and Minard are working hard to keep the escape away, but they are just two-minutes in front before the final climbs...
MINRAD ROLLAND ESCAPE DAUPHINE
The peloton is still led by Garmin as it passes through the pretty riverside town of Vions...
PELOTON SCENERY DAUPHINE
A huge crash has caused chaos with fifteen kilometres to go...
CRASH DAUPHINE
Mario Aerts scans his elbow for any serious damage - there's none...
AERTS CRASH INJURY DAUPHINE
Ben Hermans has crashed with two Shack teamates but they are all okay...
HERMANS SHACK DAUPHINE
Back at the front, Kevin Seeldraeyers and Joaquin Novoa have passed the escape and attempt to pull away...
SEELDRAEYERS ESCAPE DAUPHINE
It's a very scrappy sprint into Saint-Laurent-du Pont after a late attack by Brajkovic upset the fast mens' plans...
BOLE SPRINT DAUPHINE
Grega Bole of Slovenia wins stage one ahead of Peter Velits of Slovakia - the world order of professional cycling is changing..! Contador stays in the race-lead...
BOLE SPRINT DAUPHINE