Peoples' Choice Classic, Adelaide City Circuit, 50kms

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Frank Schleck seems to be suffering some nerves before his comeback race in Adelaide...

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Steele Von Hoff is coolness personfied before his first race as Australian criterium champion...

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Richie Porte is leading many of the attacks in the first few laps...

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Simon Gerrans is unlikely to get involved in this one hour race - bigger things await next week..!

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Robert Gesink is trying a move now, a question of safety-first, perhaps..?

Two French riders also stir the peloton with some attacks..

The only real escape of the night is led by Lampre's Luca Wackermann...

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Chris Sutton has crashed at the heart of the peloton on a tight corner...

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Jonathan Cantwell has also hit the deck here...

The race-ambulance is carrying Giovanni Visconti away and at the same time causing some concern for the peloton a few laps later...

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The peloton speeds past the cathedral in Adelaide...

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Axel Domont leads the escape to a 25-second advantage at the halfway mark..

The Giant-Shimano team is starting to show itself in the chasing...

Oliver Kaisen leads the chase for Lotto-Belisol...

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Rohan Dennis is taking it quietly today - he too has a big week ahead of him...

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Domont has attacked the escape and heads into the last six laps alone...

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Matthew Hayman leads an attack that smothers Bonnafond...

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Geraint Thomas leads a Sky train in pursuit of their ex-teamate..!

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Niki Sorensen paces some Tinkoff-Saxo riders behind Sky...

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Phillip Deignan leads the Sky train, but Lotto and Greipel are starting another line-out...

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An official signals the start of a hectic last-lap...

The final sprint seems to be between two very big German cyclists..!

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Marcel Kittel and Andre Greipel battle it out, with Kittel claiming the win today...

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And this is only the start - Kittel celebrates his win over Greipel...

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