Ghent-Wevelgem, 233kms (Belgium)

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Romain Zingle and Cofidis are plotting something before the start in Deinze...

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Taylor Phinney seems to be plotting another course as he lines up with BMC...

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Five escapers are away, led by Manuele Boaro...

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Danny Van Poppel makes a bike check in front of a thoughtful audience...

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After a few minutes fiddling with his original bike, it's better to get a new bike for Danny boy...

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Luke Durbridge and Michael Hepburn are pacing Matt Goss back after he too made a bike change...

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Lotto and Orica-Green Edge are doing the chasing with a ten-minute gap to close...

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Frederik Veuchelen leads the escape up the Mont Cassel with a nine-minute lead...

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Phinney passes through Cassel, looking good after his two-weeks lay-off...

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Bernhard Eisel attacks at the front of the pleoton, things are starting to happen..!

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Tom Boonen attacks on the first passage of the Kemmelberg...

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Jaco Vanter is in charge of the escape that has lost Dillier after the first Kemmelberg climb...

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Damien Gaudin tries to get a chase and an attack going from behind...

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Ian Stannard emerges from a muddy ditch after a high-speed crash...

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Boaro is on the second Kemmelberg ascent, out in front by a small margin...

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Sep Vanmarcke leads the peloton's charge on the Kemmelberg, they've caught everyone except Boaro...

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Greg van Avermaet follow Vanmarcke up the Kemmelberg with Fabian Cancellara right behind...

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Tyler Farrar is right up there with Van Avermaet...

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Sam Bennett is not too far behind on a day that suits his sprinting talent...

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Could this be a day for Geraint Thomas..?

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Jack Bauer leads the race for Garmin and Farrar towards Ypres...

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The peloton passes through the Menin Gate in Ypres...

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Stijn Devolder has attacked with Sylvan Diller and Andrey Amador...

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Dillier takes his turn after Devolder - they've created a lead of 35-seconds now..!

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John Degenkolb sprints against Demare and Sagan for the win..!

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John Degenkolb is the winner of the 2013 Ghent-Wevelgem..!

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Cancellara relaxes with Gregory Rast at the finish - a bigger race awaits them next weekend..!

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2014 Gent - Wevelgem cycling race

John Degenkolb celebrates his first Classic victory with Peter Sagan and Arnaud Demare...