Strade Bianche, 200kms (Italy)
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Four men have escaped after 25-kilometres, led by Frapporti for United Health Care...
The peloton is starting to chase on those white Tuscan roads with the gap at over eleven minutes..!
The Cannondale team chases on the third section of unsurfaced road...
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Cadel Evans has his serious-look mask on as he follows the chase of Cannondale..
Evans has Fabian Cancellara next to him on a un-surfaced downhill section of the course...
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Manuele Boaro needs a new front wheel from his Tinkoff mechanic...
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The feed-zone is approaching but Sammy Sanchez can't wait that long..!
The escape still has over nine minutes at the halfway point...
The naked vines of Chianti surround the Strade Bianche peloton...
The serious stuff begins for the peloton on section seven of the course - it's a helter-skelter ride from now on..!
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Ian Stannard races to the front for Sky, but Tinkoff has a stake in the racing too...
The escape climbs on to section seven, but their lead is less than two-minutes...
Daniele Bennati leads the way for Tinkoff with four un-surfaced sections to go...
Pagani is the lone escaper in front at the end of section seven...
Peter Sagan shows himself for the first time on section eight - he has Kwaitkowski on his wheel...
Five Omega riders dominate the lead group between sections eight and nine - this is like Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne..!
Matteo Trentin attacks now, Omega have a lot of cards to play with in the finale..!
Sagan launches a blistering attack and passes Trentin with ease...
Incredibly, Sagan has got Kwiatkowski with him - and the Slovakian and the Pole start to pull away...
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Alejandro Valverde is the only one chasing, but he's 30-seconds down altready..!
Sagan and Kwiatkowski near the end of the last un-surfaced section, but Sagan looks to be tiring...
Damiano Cunego lanches a counter-attack with Kreuziger and Cancellara...
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Cancellare is pulling the trio closer to Valverde, they'll catch him but then lose him in the uphill finish...
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Sagan and Kwiatkowski head towards Siena with a one-minute lead...
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Michael Kwiatkowski wins the 2014 Strade Bianche after attacking and dropping Peter Sagan..!