Tour de France - Stage 6
Yukiya Arashiro leads Jan Barta in an early escape from Arpajon-sur-Cere...
The peloton passes through a gorge somewhere in the Auvergne...
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Greg Van Avermaet descends a hill in his new Yellow Jersey...
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Chris Froome follows Van Avermaet through the turn on a day that is not likely to threaten the race-favourite...
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Oscar Gatto needs a rear-wheel, and has prepared his bike for the swap...
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Fabian Cancellara is in desperate need of an ice-cream on this hot day - he's not going to get one though!
Barta and Arashiro are about four minutes in front but not getting any further away...
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Richie Porte rides near the front of the peloton in his role as super-domestique for Van Avermaet...
A Movistar soigneur wears the team's bandana, dedicated to the bull-fighting festival of San Fermin...
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John Degenkolb is over-heating as the temperatures rise even more...
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Wilco Kelderman has hardly been seen in this Tour, but he's days away from hitting the Pyrenees...
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Julian Alaphilippe has been pretty quiet too - but he lies in second-place overall..!
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Peter Sagan is back to wearing the Green points jersey today - and tomorrow..?
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Luke Rowe is spraying sun-protection all over him three hours into the stage...
Romain Bardet looks set for a decent fight in the Pyrenees...
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Van Avermaet looks pretty pleased with himself, doesn't he..?!
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"Didn't we do well yesterday"?, says Thomas De Gendt to Van Avermat...
Dimension Data are doing all the chasing now, they'll catch the fugitives with 20-kilometres to go...
Rohan Dennis paces BMC and Van Avermaet at the head of the peloton to avoid any risks...
It's a British 1-and-3 as Mark Cavendish wins stage six from Kittel and Mc Lay..!
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Mark Cavendish celebrates, while Mc Lay looks shocked at his 3rd-place..!
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Mark Cavendish has won back the Green points jersey from Sagan...