Ghent-Wevelgem (Belgium), 239kms

Ghent-Wevelgem

Exactly one year after his career-threatening crash, Ian Stannard is all smiles as he awaits the start in Deinze...

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Jesse Sergent leads the day's first escape into the wind and rain...

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Hell has started at the back as teams jockey for position in some crosswinds...

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Stannard is no longer smiling as he carries a rain-jacket for a teamate...

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Bradley Wiggins has stopped to ut on a haevy-duty rain-jacket...

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Giacomo Nizzolo has stopped for a complete re-dress, gloves and all..!

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Jack Bauer has been caught in the day's first crash - he'll have three more today..!

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More rain and wind have split the peloton as it heads towards the French border...

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Gert Steegmans is in shock and feeling sick after being blown into a canal in crosswinds...

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A Trek mechanic fetches Steegmans' bike out of the canal....

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Luke Durbridge has fallen too..!

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There's been a big crash on the cobblestones near Izenberge...

Mark Cavendish is one of three Etixx teamates in this crash - he's day is just about done...

Poland's Wisniowski looks like he's out of the race as well...

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Ted King is still managing to smile after being blown off his bike a few kilometres later..!

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Bernhard Eisel and Sep Vanmarcke try to halt the race in front, but there's no way of stopping it now..!

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BMC go on the attack in response to Eisel and Vanmarcke's efforts...

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Luke Rowe chases with Vincente Reynes as Sky respond to BMC...

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The massive gusts are forcing the chasers to lean at a steep angle into the winds...

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Gerald Ciolek is up at the front as the race approaches Mont Cassel...

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A chasing group has a clear view of their deficit as the race climbs to Cassel...

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Jelle Wallays leads the way on to Cassel's cobblestones - Peter Sagan is in this lead group as well...

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There are slippery cobbles on the descent as well - Tyler Farrar takes them in his stride...

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Jens Keukeleire leads the race with Degenkolb, Kristoff and Vanmarcke up there with him...

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Maarten Tjallingii has gone on the attack and heads towards the Kemmelberg with a 40-seconds lead...

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Keukeleire is chasing Tjallingii, but it ain't easy..!

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Tjallingii reaches the summit of the Kemmelberg with a slim advantage...

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Sagan and Kristoff have hit 'the wall' on the Kemmelberg, they'll finish the race almost seven minutes down...

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Vanmarcke has started a new counter-attack, but the man in front is now Jurgen Roelandts...

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Roelandts has launched himself at victory with 80-kilometres to go..!

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Geraint Thomas leads a chase about two-minutes back - and he's about to be blown off his bike..!

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Roelandts is still two minutes ahead on the second Kemmelberg ascent - can he really win..?

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Niki Terpstra chases Roelandts while attacking Thomas...

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Stijn Vandenbergh chases Terpstra while trying to lose Vanmarcke, Oss and Debuscheere...

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Thomas is doing most of the chasing of Roelandts who's still two-minutes up with 25-kilometres left...

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Roelandts is riding like he's never ridden before, but the gap is suddenly closing behind him...

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Terpstra chases hard, and now everyone bar Debuscheere is chasing too...

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The Sagan-Kristoff group passes through Ypres, they are the last cyclists on the road now...

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Luca Paolini has come to life and makes his first attack in the last 10-kilometres...

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Terpstra makes a move with Paolini, but there's more to come...

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Paolini attacks in the last five-kilomeres - and no-one can catch him..!

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Luca Paolini wins Ghent-Wevelgem in style..!

Terpstra beats a frustrated Thomas for the secondary prizes...

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Luca Paolini celebrates with Terpstra and Thomas in Wevelgem...

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