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The Netherlands team leads the race away from the start in Ponferrada...
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Shani Bloch of Israel is the first woman to attack...
There is no chase, as such, but the major teams are all ready and waiting to respond if need be...
The peloton cruises through the historical centre of Ponferrada in front of massive crowds...
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There's troube ahead as a massive crash brings chaos on lap three...
Two Canadian women count their blessings as being safe and well after such a massive pile-up...
A true league of nations has been caught up in the crash...
Georgia Bronzini was in the crash but speeds back to the peloton with a pretend-to mechanical problem...
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Another crash on the next lap has claimed Kelly Druits as a victim...
Bloch has crashed about one hour after making her escape and being caught...
Another crash has taken Checcini and a British rider down to the ground...
Linda Villumsen has survived the crash, making her a favourite for the Gold Medal...
Lizzie Armitstead has also survived the fall, and she is the red-hot favoutite to win...!
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Spela Kern is the second rider to attack today..!
Evelyn Stevens is back at the USA car discussing tactics...
A Dutch women breaks the negativity by attacking about halfway througn the race...
The peloton regroups once again, but this tme there are only 50 or so riders left...
Tayler Wiles has escaped for the USA...
Team GB is on the attack as the rain starts to fall...
Tatian Ryabchecnko makes an attack with Shelley Olds...
Rachel Neylan has also attacked and is chasing the two-woman escape...
A German cyclist starts another move with two laps to go...
Rachel Neylan has attacked again on the penultimate ascent...
One lap later Evelyn Stevens attacks again, but nothing will come of it for the USA...
Pauline Ferrand-Prevot sprints against Lisa Brennaur and Emma Johansson...!
Pauline Ferrand-Prevot celebrates her win against Johansson and Brennaur..!