Dauphine-Libere Stage 2: Tarare > Col de Beal, 158kms

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Alexis Gougeard leads the morning escape away on the very first climb...

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Alessandro De Marchi is pulling the escape over the many hills - they posess a four-minute lead...

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The Sky-led peloton is enjoying some shade in this forested countryside...

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What do Simon Gerrans - champion of Australia, and Hayden Roulston - champion of New Zealand, talk about on a hot summery day..?

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The heat is taking its toll on Matthias Brandle as he leads the escape on to the final climbs with 50-kilometres left...

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Team Sky is pushing into the wind now, with Danny Pate helping to bring down the gap...

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The peloton swoops down a mountain descent, closing in in the five-man escape...

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Even Chris Froome is looking baked as the penultimate ascent begins...

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Team Sky makes a big effort on the approach to the final ascent, the showdown is about to begin..!

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Rein Taaramae is one of six riders caught in a crash at the back...

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Mikael Cherel changes bikes after the crash - his chances today have evaporated..!

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Mikel Nieve is leading Froome out at a very high pace..!

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Froome attacks - and only Contador can go with him..!

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Jurgen Van den Broeck attacks now..!

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Wilco Kelderman makes an attack after the Contador-Froome move fails...

Dauphine Libere 2014 - Stage 2

Andrew Talansky is in this elite leading group of about seven riders...

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Chris Froome wins stage two after kicking away from Contador in the closing metres...

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Froome leads Contador into the last kilometres - both men are suffering terribly..!

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De Marchi is the only rider left in front as the 13-kilometre ascent to the finish begins...