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Paris-Nice Stage 2: Contres > Commentary, 213.5kms

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  • Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    A chateau at Chemerey lies enticingly off the race-route - but it's still worth a look..!

  • Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Tsgabu Grmay leads a four-man escape down the valley...

  • Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    The peloton crosses the Cher river almost ten minutes down...

  • Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Lawson Craddock is in new coloiurs for 2016 - look out for him in the hills of Beaujolais..!

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  • Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Cheng Ji is back in Europe for another season with Giant-Alpecin...

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  • Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    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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  • Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    There's more action behind the race than in front - Mikel Nieve paces Geraint Thomas back to the peloton...

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  • Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Daryl Impey paces Michael Matthews back to the peloton...

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  • Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Stijn Vandenbergh leads the chase for a strung-out peloton...

  • Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Michael Albasini pulls on a neck warmer as the temperature drops...

  • Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Bram Tankink has grabbed a Jumbo sized cup of coffee from his team car...

  • Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Matti Breschel is another newcomer to Cannondale, and he might figure in today's expected sprint...

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  • Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Frank Schleck is sucking on a bottle of warm tea in the feed-zone...

  • Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Luis Leon Sanchez is eating while grabbing more food from his feed-bag...

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  • Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    The peloton passes an old chateau with about 50-kilometres to go...

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  • Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    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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  • Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Anthony De la Place leads the escape towards the final circuit with a few minutes in-hand...

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  • Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Vandenbergh is still chasing for Etixx and Marcel Kittel...

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  • Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Sam Bewley now chases for Green Edge and Matthews...

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  • Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Matthias Brandle and Evaldas Siskevicius are all that's left of the escape with 15-kilometres to go...

  • Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Astana, Dimension Data, and Tinkoff start a long lead-out for the stage-win...

  • Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Nacer Bouhanni is in front of Michael Matthews with 150-metres to go...

  • Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Bouhanni and Matthews bounce off each other with the finish-line in sight..!

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  • Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Paris-Nice - Stage 2

    Bouhanni and Matthews argue the incident while Niccolo Bonifazio claims a quieter 3rd place - until Bouhanni's disqualification...

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