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Tour of Beijing Stage 2: Chongli > Yanquing, 101kms

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    The Ag2R team look thoughtful as they await a decision on the smog and rain predicted for today...

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    Adriano Baffi explains to the Trek team what the official decision is - a shortened stage finishing atop the last climb...

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    The BMC team are all ears as they realise the change makes it better for them...

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    Thomas Dekker emerges from the hotel lobby complete with a breathing mask, a home-made one..!

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    Laurent Mangel leads the day's only escape as the rain stops and the roads dry out...

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    For a tough Russian, Ivan Rovny looks to have overreacted to the cold weather...

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    Rigoberto Uran looks to have gone soft too, or is he just playing hide n' seek..?!

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    The uphill finish might just suit Simon Yates today...

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  • The uphill finish might just suit Dan Martin as well..!

    The uphill finish might just suit Dan Martin as well..!

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    Sam Bewley chases for Orica-Green Edge with the gap barely at two-minutes...

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    Yannick Elijssen chases for BMC - that escape has no chance of staying away today..!

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    Fabio Silvetsre leads the escape towards the first climb with about 90-seconds in hand over the chasers...

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    The peloton climbs the longest hill of the day, before the hardest hill of the day...

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    Ben Swift is on bottle duty today, his famous sprint not of much use on the uphill finish...

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    A Chinese worker watches the peloton speed by, as does his hard-working donkey...

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    Philippe Gilbert wins a shortened stage two ahead of Van Rensburg and Rui Costa..!

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    Esteban Chaves unpacks his training shoes to begin the processional ride to the finish...

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    The cyclists stay behind a pace-car for the three-kilometre ride into Yanquing...

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  • Gilbert just cannot stop celebrating it seems..!

    Gilbert just cannot stop celebrating it seems..!

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    And again on the finish-line, Philippe Gilbert has won stage two of the 2014 Tour of Beijing..!

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    And Philippe Gilbert is also the new race-leader..!

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