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Vincenzo Nibali discusses tactics with his old DS at Cannondale, Adriano Volpi...
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With unfortunate timing, Leigh Howard makes a wheel change as soon as the stage begins..!
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Joaquin Rodriguez chats with his teamate, Daniel Moreno...
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Jelle Wallays leads an escape away, he has Boem, Ista and Maaskant with him - and they'll be away for many a long hour today..!
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Check out the all-new and skinny Tom Booonen as he saves energy in an aerodynamic tuck...
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Andy Schleck takes the time to chat with Philippe Gilbert...
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Kristjen Koren chases for Cannondale, about one hour into the stage...
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It's another long-highway stage for the peloton, but at least the scenery is looking good...
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Evan Huffman chases for Astana - each man is doing 10-minute spells on the front...
Martin Kolhler chases for BMC - he too does a ten-minute stint at the front...
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Martin Maaskant leads the escape towards the outskirts of Muscat and the big hill of Al Hamriya...
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The peloton surges up the climb a few minutes later - the race is on..!
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An elite group of about 35 riders forms after the climb, but they'll ease up very shortly...
Wallays is out in front alone, but not by enough to help him win...
Ista and Boem have caught Wallays, but they too will be caught soon...
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Team Sky and Astana lead the way towards the final few ascents...
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FDJ are at the front too, making sure Nacer Bouhanni is in a fighting position...
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David Lopez attacks with Nicholas Roche..!
Roche attacks again, gaining 20-metres for a while...
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Cameron Meyer attacks now, but he has Chris Froome on his wheel..!
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Andre Greipel wins stage three after a regroupment in the last kilometres - Peter Sagan takes second...
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A local scribe asks Sagan where it all went wrong, while some Slovakian fans can't help but party..!
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Sagan almost manages a smile as the fans move in..!
Andre Greipel has no such troubles - he's back leading the race again...