The pace is high right from the start - so high that Sam Bewley and Steve Cumings have lost contact..!

New Zealand champion Hayden Roulston is in a bit of trouble as well, but he'll get back soon...

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The winds have split the peloton into four clear groups after just 20-kilometres of racing...

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Luke Rowe is inflicting some pain up-front, with other Sky riders and Mark Cavendish with him...

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Irish champion Matt Brammeier is chasing hard, and he'll enjoy the regroupment that's coming...

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Steve Chainel survives a fall by Sacha Modolo...

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Fabian Cancellara laughs the day away while the race settles down...

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Russell Downing is still chasing to get back on...

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Zak Dempster leads an escape with Matthew Hayman and Martin Velits - they quickly gain three minutes...

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Is BMC is leading the chase...for camels..?

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BMC is leading the chase - and with Cavendish to tell them just how fast to go..!

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The wind has changed and the peloton has split - led by the Argos-Shimano team...

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This is the view of the racing from behind the fourth echelon...

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Cavendish has missed this split, he'll lose almost three minutes before chasing back...

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Both Boasson Hagen and Cancellara have missed out too - what a shock..

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Greg Van Avermaet and Taylor Phinney lead the front group now, the peloton is in six pieces...

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The Cancellara-Boasson Hagen group is starting to close with 25-kilometres left - as is Cavendish's too...

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Michael Schar has attacked from the front group with Dominic Rollin...

Bernhard Eisel and Roy Curvers have joined this late move...

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Martin Elmiger has attacked now, he has Brent Bookwalter and Gregory Rast with him with 10-kilometres to go...

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The escape has just stayed away - and who's the winner..?!

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Brent Bookwalter wins stage one ahead of Elmiger, Rast, Eisel, Viviani and Cavendish - and takes the race-lead too..!

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