Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, 202kms (Belgium)
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First tramlines of the season - the peloton leaves Ghent...
A young fan shows her support for Tom Boonen...
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Edvald Boasson-Hagen seems all smiles as an ex-Sky rider trying to prove himself...
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Russell Downing is also an ex-Sky rider proving himself here with the Cult Energy team...
It's a bright and sunny day for Belgium's opening Classic of the season....
Louis Verhelst leads the escape onto the copbbles at Haaghoek - they lead by almost seven minutes now...
The peloton climbs the Berendries in front of thousands of fans...
Sky and BMC lead the peloton up the Mur de Grammont with a six-minute deficit...
Timmer seems to be the strongest as the escape races towards the Kruisberg in Ronse...
BMC is still chasing, but Etixx and Sky are happy to watch, for now...
Brammeier is the first cyclist to pass the top of the Taaienberg - he's dropped his fellow escapers...
Tom Boonen has attacked from the peloton and created an elite chase group...
Etixx-Quick-Step have attacked before the Molenberg - Terpstra, Vandenbergh and Boonen are in full flight..!
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Sep Vanmarcke chases with Van Avermaet and Stybar, but the race might be over already...
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Ian Stannard has reason to smile - he's beaten three Etixx-Quick-Step riders by himself..!
