Tour of Flanders, 259kms (Belgium)

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Not many Tour de France winners have raced in a modern-day Tour of Flanders - but Bradley Wiggins has..!

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Jim Songezo is no Tour de France winner, yet, but he's full of enthusiasm for this difficult day..!

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Is Svein Tuft planning to wear his GoPro camera all the way today..?!

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The peloton slips away from Bruges under wet skies and watched by massive crowds...

Vladimir Gusev is one of many riders sporting some rain-protection for their backs and bottoms today...

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Luke Durbridge has crashed with a few others after just 20-kilometres...

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Durbridge is stunned, and cannot continue in the race...

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Geraint Thomas has crashed somewhere else, but he's able to continue with cuts and bruises...

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A big escape has been establishing itself while the crashes begin - Taylor Phinney and Daryl Impey are in charge..!

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Yaroslav Popovych hasn't crashed - but he needs a wheel-change...

Johan LeBon has crashed, but he'll make a recovery of sorts and continue...

Martin Elmiger has slipped off on wet roads and fallen into a ditch..!

Geminidas Bagdonas has also crashed - but he'll continue too...

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Fabian Cancellara is having trouble with his race-radio - it doesn't work..!

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Cancellara stops to change it - and gets a very devoted push-back by a Trek helper..!

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Jesse Sergent heads a Trek train behind Nikolas Maes on the Kwaremont...

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Phinney leads the escape up the Eikenberg, about four minutes in front...

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The peloton climbs the Eikenberg surrounded by thousands of fans...

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The escapes crosses the cobbles of Kerkgate, led by Katusha's Chernetski...

Tom Boonen lays down his intentions by flying up the Molenberg ahead of his rivals...

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Stijn Devolder is one of many fallers in a new mass pile-up...

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Roman Zingle leads the escape towards the Leberg with a four-minute lead...

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Phinney leads half the escape up the Paterberg, there's just three of them left now..!

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Daryl Impey leads the race up the Koppenberg, with Phinney just behind...

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Phinney is having a great day, but the peloton is closing in on him now...

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Tom Boonen and Niki Terpstra lead a march on their rivals on the Koppenberg...

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Fabian Cancellara is a few seconds behind with Peter Sagan,,,

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Bradley Wiggins is a little further back but fighting hard..!

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Edvald Boasson-Hagen has attacked on the Taaienberg with the escape now caught and dropped...

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Dries Devenyns is with Boasson-Hagen as the pair try to make a new escape...

Stybar and Sagan are closing in on the leading pair, just before the Kruisberg...

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Greg van Avermaet leads a new escape with Sven Vandenbergh on the old Kruisberg...

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Sagan leads the chase, but he's not looking as strong as people might expect...

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Sep Vanmarcke attacks on the Hotondberg and goes in pursuit of Van Avermaet and Devenyns...

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Van Avermaet and Vandenbergh head towards the Oude Kwaremont with a slender advantage...

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Cancellara launches a big attack with only Vanmarcke able to follow...

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Sagan is forced to chase on the Kwaremont - he's not used to racing this hard..!

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Van Avermaet is dropping Vandenbergh on the Paterberg - is this the winning move..?

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Vandenbergh reaches the summit just ahead of Cancellara and Vanmarcke..

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Is Cancellara able to close the gap to Van Avermaet in the finale..?

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Boonen's day will end in a chase with Langeveld and Boasson-Hagen as the race has slipped away from him...

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Cancellara is the strongest in the escape that forms after the capture of Van Avermaet...

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Geraint Thomas has come from behind to chase with Langeveld and Boonen...

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Niki Sorensen is leading another chase with Minard and Pozzato...

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Van Avermaet is still active as the leading quartet approaches the last few kilometres...

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Fabian Cancellara wins the 2014 Tour of Flanders from Greg Van Avermaet and Sep Vanmarcke..!

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Cancellara celebrates a great, great, victory with Van Avermaet and Vanmarcke...

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