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Huzarski leads the early escape away from the very first kilometres...
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Vincenzo Nibali has all the time in the world to chat with Nicholas Roche...
Huzarski leads the escape towards Verdun on this long trek south to Nancy...
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"What do you mean, that I have to start working..?!", says Ted King
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Sure enough, Cannondale is chasing already with 200-kilometres to go..!
Orica-Green Edge are right behind Cannondale, a sure sign that something is planned by the Australian team...
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Richie Porte and Michael Albasini are swapping notes about the techincal run-in to the finish...
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Fabian Cancellara is struggling with his dress-sense on a rainy/sunny day...
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Alberto Contador gets a push from Rafal Maja as he selects his lunch menu...
The peloton passes the Ossuary above Verdun, scene of a massive loss of French life during World War 1...
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The war graves at the Ossuary - a small portion of the 235,000 troops who died here...
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The escape ploughs on towards Nancy, but their lead is less than two minutes now...
Chris Horner is struggling a bit today, but his road to top-form is indeed a very long one after a nasty accident in March...
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John Degenkolb is really struggling, he's either ill or chronically tired...
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A big crash 20-kilometres from the end has caught out about 20 riders - including Tejay Van Garderen..!
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Van Garderen is up and about, and will soon get the bike of Peter Velits to help him get back...
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Darwin Atapuma is out of the Tour with his crash injuries...
Alex Howes was also involved - he has to wait for a spare bike...
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Amael Moinard kicks into life to tow BMC and Van Garderen back toeards the peloton...
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Van Garderen then makes his own move, but he won't ever catch the leaders...
Andrew Talansky crashes at the epicentre of the final sprint...
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Matteo Trentin wins stage seven from Peter Sagan and Tony Gallopin...
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Andrew Talansky crosses the finish-line, relatively unscathed from his fall...
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