Tour de France Stage 12: Montpellier > Mont Ventoux, 184kms

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Tour de France - Stage 12
Andre Greipel is making a head-start on the Ventoux by leading the day's 14-man escape...
Tour de France - Stage 12
Tom-Jelte Slagter is leading a chase at two minutes, but they'll never catch the leaders...
Tour de France - Stage 12
Mark Cavendish and Peter Sagan discuss sprinting, the Green Jersey and, well, just being friends..!
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Tour de France - Stage 12
Dani Navarro senses the chance to win on the Ventoux - for a French team on Bastille Day..!
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Tour de France - Stage 12
Luke Rowe on stage 12 of the 2016 Tour de France
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Tour de France - Stage 12
The predicted strong winds are cutting the peloton into pieces near St Remy de Provence...
Tour de France - Stage 12
Fabian Cancellara is the man doing the damge in front - about 60 riders are pulling away...
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Tour de France - Stage 12
Tony Martin takes over for Etixx, with Dan Martin their protected leader...
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Tour de France - Stage 12
Etixx has Julien Vermote in front, he's working hard with Navarro as the hills begin...
Tour de France - Stage 12
Sky leads the way past the hilltop town of Gordes...
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Tour de France - Stage 12
Simon Gerrans leads the chase up the second ascent of the day - but he's about to be blown off on the fast descent..!
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Tour de France - Stage 12
Andre Greipel escapes on stage 12 of the 2016 Tour de France
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Tour de France - Stage 12
Sky, BMC and Trek line up at the front as the Mont Ventoux begins at Bedoin...
Tour de France - Stage 12
Nairo Quintana makes his first attack..!
Tour de France - Stage 12
Wouter Poels does a great job of catching and dismissing Quintana...
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Tour de France - Stage 12
Chris Froome is losing his Sky support and sits amongst his main rivals with seven-kilometres to go...
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Tour de France - Stage 12
Froome has attacked and taken Richie Porte away with him..!
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Tour de France - Stage 12
Porte and Froome looke like they're out training - and they have Bauke Mollema coming across to join in the fun..!
Tour de France - Stage 12
Froome bends to the task of opening a big gap on Quintana, but drama awaits in the last kilometre..!
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Tour de France - Stage 12
(Photo by Bernard Papon) Froome crashes to the ground with Porte and Mollema after a TV moto blocked their path through the crowds...
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Tour de France - Stage 12
(Photo by Bernard Papon) Roman Bardet squeezes past the chaos as Froome sorts himself out...
Tour de France - Stage 12
(Photo by Bernard Papon) Froome is forced to run in his panic to find a new bike..!
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Tour de France - Stage 12
Mollema is the quickest to recover - he's on a roll today..!
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Tour de France - Stage 12
Romain Bardet leads the way for the rest, ahead of Meintjes, Rodriguez..
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Tour de France - Stage 12
Fabio Aru surges along behind the Bardet group - he has Yates a few metres back...
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Tour de France - Stage 12
Alejandro Valverde chases with Quintana at the end of an incredible day...
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Tour de France - Stage 12
Tejay Van Garderen is the next one up - but there's still no sign of Froome..!
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Tour de France - Stage 12
Porte is not far behind Van Garderen in the last 500-metres of the stage...
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Tour de France - Stage 12
Dan Martin chases Porte, there are just seconds in it now..!
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Tour de France - Stage 12
Froome emerges at last, but on a Mavic bike and one-minute's loss..!
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Thomas De Gendt won stage tweleve, but his performance is over-shadowed by Froome's adventures..!
Tour de France - Stage 12
Chris Froome is still the race-leader after officials gave him the same time as Bauke Mollema..!
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