Paris-Nice - Stage 2
A chateau at Chemerey lies enticingly off the race-route - but it's still worth a look..!
Tsgabu Grmay leads a four-man escape down the valley...
The peloton crosses the Cher river almost ten minutes down...
Lawson Craddock is in new coloiurs for 2016 - look out for him in the hills of Beaujolais..!
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Cheng Ji is back in Europe for another season with Giant-Alpecin...
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Sylvain Chavanel is showing off his bold tattoo for now, but it's about to get cold enough for leg-warmers...
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There's more action behind the race than in front - Mikel Nieve paces Geraint Thomas back to the peloton...
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Daryl Impey paces Michael Matthews back to the peloton...
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Stijn Vandenbergh leads the chase for a strung-out peloton...
Michael Albasini pulls on a neck warmer as the temperature drops...
Bram Tankink has grabbed a Jumbo sized cup of coffee from his team car...
Matti Breschel is another newcomer to Cannondale, and he might figure in today's expected sprint...
Frank Schleck is sucking on a bottle of warm tea in the feed-zone...
Luis Leon Sanchez is eating while grabbing more food from his feed-bag...
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The peloton passes an old chateau with about 50-kilometres to go...
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Alberto Contador has been quiet so far in Paris-Nice, and it doesn't help that he has to wear so much warm clothing...
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Anthony De la Place leads the escape towards the final circuit with a few minutes in-hand...
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Vandenbergh is still chasing for Etixx and Marcel Kittel...
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Sam Bewley now chases for Green Edge and Matthews...
Matthias Brandle and Evaldas Siskevicius are all that's left of the escape with 15-kilometres to go...
Astana, Dimension Data, and Tinkoff start a long lead-out for the stage-win...
Nacer Bouhanni is in front of Michael Matthews with 150-metres to go...
Bouhanni and Matthews bounce off each other with the finish-line in sight..!
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Bouhanni and Matthews argue the incident while Niccolo Bonifazio claims a quieter 3rd place - until Bouhanni's disqualification...
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