Stage 1: St Maurice > Renens, 176.8kms

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Three men have escaped on the first climb, led by Julian Berard...

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Team Sky leads the peloton on the steep hill - the stage is set for the day...

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Students of the UCI centre of cycling watch the peloton come by on the climb - then it's back to school for them..!

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Kiserlovski has to make a wheel change - the front one, that takes longer than the back one these days...

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David Veilleux is leading the escape towards the hills - but they only have three minutes of the peloton...

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The peloton passes beneath the Dents du Midi on its way to Lac Leman and the day's real hills...

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Greg Rast and Michael Albasini talk Swiss talk as the peloton breezes along...

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Gabriele Rasch chases for Sky over the summit of the first climb...

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Mark Cavendish is making his second wheel-change in an hour - he seems nervous today..!

Berard and his muskateers are still hanging on to a three-minute lead...

Adriano Malori makes a move from the peloton on the Cole de Mollendruz...

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Jose Rujano starts another escape with Mikel Landa...

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Simon Spilak joins the move, sparking a big chase from the peloton - he's too good to let go..!

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Josh Edmondson chases now, catching the escape well before the summit...

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Out on his own - Chris Froome tackles the long descent to Lausanne, safely keeping his race-lead...

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Matthias Brandle and Jeremy Roy have forged an escape in the last 25-kilometres...

Green Edge is chasing with Wesley Sulzberger at the head of afffairs...

Omega is chasing too, for Meersman, with Cavendish having been dropped on the last climb...

Marco Pinotti is chasing for BMC - and for Adam Blythe...

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Giannio Meersman wins stage one of the 2013 Tour of Romandy from Giacomo Nizzolo and Roberto Ferrari...

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