Juan Antonio Flecha is leading an eight-man escape away after about 40-kilometres...
FLECHASKYESCAPETOURS
It's a beautiful, sunny, day, but no time for the peloton to relax - they'll average almost 48-kilometres-per-hour today..!
SCENERYPELOTONTOURS
The pursuit-like speed should be no problem for Bradley Wiggins...
WIGGINSSHACK
The escape passes Cloyes-sur-le-Loir with a four-minute lead...
The peloton crosses the Loir with a huge Chateau towering over them...
SCENERYPELOTONTOURSCHATEAU
Travis Meier is leading the escape now, the wind continuing to help maintain their advantage...
MEIERESCAPETOURS
Olivier Kaisen is leading the peloton's chase, but they're not working flat-out yet...
KAISENPELOTONTOURS
"Stop pulling my leg, will ya"?! Fabio Sabatini has his shoe-cleats adjusted at speed...
SABATINIMECHANIC
Saur-Sojasun show they are also interested in today's finale - remember Jimmy Casper..?
The peloton makes its annual crossing of the Loire, at Amboise...
Rabobank are winding up the chase pace now - with about 50-kilometres to go...
RABOBANKTOURS
Radio Shack show their faces at the front with Ivan Rovny...
ROVNYSHACKTOURS
Simon Geschke has taken off with Nikolas Maes, but the escape will regroup before the last hills...
GESCHKEESCAPETOURS
Geoffroy LeQuatre has caught the escape in the valley and now attacks them on the hills..!
LEQUATREESCAPETOURS
LeQuatre is giving it everything to stay away or set up Steegmans for the sprint..!
Oscar Freire wins Paris-Tours ahead of Giorgio Furlan and Gert Steegmans
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