Paris-Nice: Stage 2 Montfort l'Amaury > Amilly, 199kms

Yann Offredo is leading today's escape away - he has Tony Gallopin and Maxime Bouet with him...

FDJESCAPE

The peloton races through stunning Yvelines forests with race-leader Thomas de Gendt at the front...

SCENERY

Vacansoleil is already chasing hard - there's a tailwind assisting the escapers too much..!

VACANSOLEIL

It's cold enough to ensure the peloton is packed tightly as it crosses an exposed plateau...

SCENERY

Bradley Wiggins is getting his bars tightened by a Sky mechanic...

SKYMECHANIC

Little Richie Porte is one of the race's overall favourites...

SAXO

Thomas de Gendt might prove a hard man to overcome - if he can climb and time trial well...

CYCLISMELACOURSEAUSOLEILPARIJSNICEPARISSPORTWIELRENNENÈLASOLEILÈÈPARIJSNICEÈÈPARIS

The roads in this part of France are decidedly narrow...

SCENERY

Gallopin and Bouet are tiring now, they've lost Offredo as well - but still have over four minutes lead...

COFIDISESCAPE

Wind farms ahead mean strong winds coming - maybe that's why the peloton is taking it time today...

SCENERY

Yes, it's gettng windy, as these weaker cyclists can testify...

Wiggins has to stop and fix those 'bars properly...

SKYMECHANIC

A small crash has caught out Levi Leipheimer...

Xavier Zandio looks hurt but he'll get up and ride-on...

SKYCRASH

Another crash has caught out Frank Schleck and Wouter Wylandt...

LEOPARDCRASH

Jacob Fuglsang is involved as well and gets a new bike...

LEOPARDCRASH

Fuglsang then crashes on a roundabout as he was chasing to get back on...

LEOPARDCRASH

Gallopin and Bouet entertain the peloton after being stopped by a closed railway crossing - the race will re-start with them free to escape again...

RAILWAY

45-seconds and counting - the peloton has to wait before it can re-commence racing...

RAILWAY

Bouet has moved away from Gallopin, but the peloton is getting close now...

Luis Leon Sanchez is trying to split the peloton for Rabobank - but the promised winds have died down...

RABOBANK

The sprint is narrow, fast, and very dangerous into Amilly - who can win..?

SKYSPRINT

Greg Henderson is the winner of stage two - what a great day for the New Zealander..!

SKY