Paris-Roubaix (France), 254.5kms

Paris-Roubaix

Marcel Seiberg is the first to arrive at the Troisvilles cobbles - the peloton is more or less still together..!

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Matthew Hayman follows Sieberg by just a few seconds - the race is on..!

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The peloton is already cut into three pieces as it hurtles towards section three of the cobblestones...

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Taylor Phinney is at the head of affairs as the main peloton head towards the first feed-zone...

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Geraint Thomas leads an escape that looks dangerous, with Bozic, Phinney. Boasson Hagen and Klier in it...

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Radio Shack chases hard, led by Jessse Sergent...

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A three-man escape is led by Gert Steegmans, with Stuart O'Grady and Matthew Haymen the other muskateers...

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Thomas is already back in the main group after a flat tyre, not helping Sky's ambitions today...

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Hayman leads Steegmans, Kortesky and O'Grady towards the Arenberg forest - this is the first real escape of the day..!

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Saxo-Tinkoff is the team now chasing...

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Stuart O'Grady leads the escape through the long forest, but their lead is less than one minute...

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Taylor Phinney is on a counter-attack with Tom Stamsnijder..!

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Robert Wagner launches another counter-attack at Wallers...

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Steegmans and Hayman lead the race onto the cobbles at Tilloy...

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Michael Schar is getting across, he's caught O'Grady and Koretzky...

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Radio Shack is chasing now, with Greg Rast at the head of affairs...

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For once, the peloton is very compact as it crosses the cobbles of Orchies...

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Schar leads the race at Bersee, with Hayman and Steegmans still in the escape...

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Damian Gaudin is a lone chaser...

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Fabian Cancellara leads the main group, the race-favourite is playing his first hand of cards...

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Sebastian Langeveld emerges ahead with Sep Van Marcke on the cobbles of Ennevlin...

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Stijn Vandenbergh now leads Langeveld, Van Marcke and Gaudin on the Vertain cobbles...

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Greg Van Avermaet is chasing with Paolini and Flecha...

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Cancellara is the one chasing the most - and he's the most marked rider in the race..!

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Vandenbergh and Van Marcke are leading towards the cobblestones of Cysoing...

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Cancellara is in charge of the nearest chasers, just over one minute behind...

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Cancellara has launched a counter-attack with Zdenek Stybar at Bourghelles...

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Van Marcke leads Cancellara and Stybar on the Carrefour de l'Arbre...

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Now it's just Van Marcke and Cancellara on the final cobbles at Hem...

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Cancellara makes a sudden attack against a man who should out-sprint him in Roubaix...

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Fabian Cancellara wins Paris-Roubaix in a messy verlodrome sprint..!

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Cancellara is too tired to celebrate his victory just yet...

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All mine - Cancellara shows off his cobblestone-trophy as a three-time winner of Paris Roubaix..!

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