Tour de Romandie Stage 1: Morges > Chaux-de-Fonds, 184kms

Martin Kohler leads a four-man escape in the early minutes of the stage...

Dan Martin swaps notes with Mark Cavendish as the peloton sits back for half-an-hour or so...

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The peloton speeds past a famous Chateau in the Orbe valley...

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Danny Pate is the man working hard for Team Sky to get the gap down to below four minutes...

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Sky's three musketeers - Wiggins, Thiomas and Cavendish - call a halt to the chasing while their teamates stop for a call of nature...

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Kohler and Engoulvent start the day's first climb, still four minutes ahead...

Cavendish has been dropped on the climb, but just within sight of the summit...

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Cavendish gets advice from Sean Yates - and he'll then grab some water bottles for his teamates...

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Tulik leads the escape at the start of a final circuit of 50-kilometres - they still have almost three minutes in hand...

Chris Froome is now leading Sky's chase...

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With the escape over, Fabrice Jeandesboz attacks on the Haut de la Cote...

Thomas Rohregger goes now - the peloton is splitting into pieces...

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Geraint Thomas has been dropped, as has Cavendish and many other strong riders...

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Groups of riders are chasing each other towards the last climb...

Velits, Slagter and Kiryienka lead a small group towards the finish, but Sky is coming from behind to force a regroupment...

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Ryder Hesjedal attacks on the last climb, but gets caught...

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Daniel Navarro attacks - but he too gets caught...

The sprint is on into La Chaux-de-Fonds - but a non-sprinter is leading it..!

Bradley Wiggins wins stage one of the Tour de Romandie - now that is a surprise..!

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Bradley Wiggins has become the new race-leader too...

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