Tour de Romandie: Stage 3 - Le Bouveret > Aigle, 180.2kms

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Danilo Wyss leads the early escape along the valley towards Martigny...

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Chris Sutton chases for Team Sky almost immediately, their's is a day to be won it seems..!

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Jack Bobridge leads the escape up the Col des Planches, they have about three minutes in-hand...

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Kenny Elissonde leads FDJ and Garmin at the front of the peloton...

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The skies are looking heavy and wet as the peloton starts the second ascent of the day to Champex-Lac...

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Just two escapers are left in front - David Malacarne and Cyril Gauthier...

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Nicholas Roche seems to be smiling as he descends the Col in freezing conditions...

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Andrew Talansky and Rohan Dennis lead the peloton up the third ascent of the day, the two-man escape is almost caught now...

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Silin leads a Katusha assault towards the top of the penultimate climb - they've shattered the peloton for good today..!

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Ricardo Zoidl is chasing hard on the descent - this is his big day as well..!

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Vincenzo Nibali attacks on the last ascent - the race is full-on now..!

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Froome has responded and passed Nibali - and he's about to drop his rival as well..!

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Nibali is alone with his thoughts on Froome as the Sky rider pulls away from everyone...

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Simon Spilak is starting to chase Froome - he'll soon pass Nibali...

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Andrew Talansky is chasing Nibali too, he has Fuglsang hanging-on...

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Froome leads Spilak in a repeat of this stage in last year's Tour de Romandie...

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Benat Intxausti is trying to chase Froome and Spilak...

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Nibali has Matthias Frank on his wheel as he chases Intxausti...

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Rafal Majka leads a chase that includes Fuglsang, Pinot and Rui Costa...

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Simon Spilak beats Chris Froome to win stage three into Aigle...

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Rui Costa takes 3rd-place on the stage with Fuglsang and Nibali - but they're over one minute down..!

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Tour de Romandie - Stage 3

Simon Spilak is the new race-leader of the Tour de Romandie, by just one-second...

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