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The peloton starts the stage at the oasis of Wadi Al Abiyad...
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Robert Gesink makes a wheel change a few kilometres into the stage...
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Greg Van Avermaet makes a wheel change too - it's becoming one of those days..!
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Michael Albasini is the next one to need a new wheel...
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On a big day and on rolling roads, the peloton is at full-power....
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Incredibly, Van Avermaet leads the early escape with Popovych, Huffman and Wallays...
Ben Swift chases for Sky towards Muscat, but the gap is up to over eight minutes...
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Does Popovych being in the escape mean Trek has a big plan for the day..?
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The peloton races past The Great Mosque...
Tinkoff chases now, they too have big plans later on...
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Some Team Sky fans cheer the race on near Muscat...
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Andy Schleck looks back at something, what's bothering him today..?
Fabian Cancellara is getting his shoe cleats cleaned out...
"A shoe-shine as well, Mr Cancellara..?"
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The peloton makes its first ascent of the Bousher Alamrat hill...
Tinkoff accelerates suddenly, with Christopher Juul Jensen leading Kreuziger and Roche...
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Jelle Wallays leads the escape back up the other side of the climb - their lead is down to four minutes now...
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Van Avermaet has moved away alone on the third climb of Bousher Alamrat, but he only has a one-minute lead...
Mikel Nieve attacks for Team Sky and tries to catch Van Avermaet...
Cancellara and Popovych now lead a chasing group behind Nieve and Avermaet on the last ascent...
Van Avermaet starts the last ascent with a one-minute lead, and no Nieve in sight behind him...
Martin Elimiger leads a group of IAM riders to the front of the chase...
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Stijn Vandenburgh takes Omega to the front with Zdenek Stybar on his wheel...
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Stybar has gone with an attack by Sergio Henao with two-kilometres of the climb left...
Chris Froome attacks now, he looks to have made a clear gap, but he'll get caught over the summit...
Peter Sagan has attacked on the descent with Vincenzo Nibali and Rigoberto Uran, but they have a slender lead...
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Nibali powers through - he has the most to gain by this move..!
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Uran takes a turn as well, let's not forget he can sprint as well..!
Peter Sagan wins stage four from Uran and Nibali with the chasers right behind them - Sagan also takes the race-lead..!