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Tour de France Stage 2: Utrecht > Zelande, 166kms

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    The peloton leaves Utrecht behind at the start of stage two...

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  • Jan Barta leads a quartet of escapers away from the very first kilometre...

    Jan Barta leads a quartet of escapers away from the very first kilometre...

  • Danilo Wyss may be champion of Switzerland, but he still has to chase the escape for Rohan Dennis...

    Danilo Wyss may be champion of Switzerland, but he still has to chase the escape for Rohan Dennis...

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    Stef Clement leads the escape through Rotterdam, but their lead is now less than one-minute...

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  • Teams like Sky, Movistar and Trek are positioning themselves for the crosswinds after Rotterdam...

    Teams like Sky, Movistar and Trek are positioning themselves for the crosswinds after Rotterdam...

  • Michael Rogers makes a sudden acceleration into the winds...

    Michael Rogers makes a sudden acceleration into the winds...

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    Chris Froome is right near the front, despite the wind and the rain blowing into his face...

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  • Mark Renshaw launches an Etixx-led attack into the winds - it creates chaos behind...

    Mark Renshaw launches an Etixx-led attack into the winds - it creates chaos behind...

  • Michal Kwiatkowski lends his power to the move, the gaps are opening up behind...

    Michal Kwiatkowski lends his power to the move, the gaps are opening up behind...

  • Tony Gallopin leads his Lotto team in the front group - Andre Greipel is with them too...

    Tony Gallopin leads his Lotto team in the front group - Andre Greipel is with them too...

  • Andrew Talansky has been left behind, and needs Navardauskas and Haas to help him get back...

    Andrew Talansky has been left behind, and needs Navardauskas and Haas to help him get back...

  • Talansky also has a bike problem, but cannot afford to stop and fix it...

    Talansky also has a bike problem, but cannot afford to stop and fix it...

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    Nairo Quintana and Simon Gerrans are in a third group as the race reaches the windy coast...

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  • The entire Movistar team organises a chase for Quintana, but the Colombian will lose 1' 28" today..!

    The entire Movistar team organises a chase for Quintana, but the Colombian will lose 1' 28" today..!

  • Robert Gesink is chasing too, but he'll also lose 1' 28"..!

    Robert Gesink is chasing too, but he'll also lose 1' 28"..!

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    John Degenkolb is surprisngly abesnt from the front, he'll end his day in the same group as Quintana, Gesink, Peraud and a whole lot of others..!

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  • Vincenzo Nibali will also end up in the Quintana group having suffered an ill-timed flat tire earlier...

    Vincenzo Nibali will also end up in the Quintana group having suffered an ill-timed flat tire earlier...

  • Rohan Dennis will spend just one day in Yellow - for he too is in the 1' 28" gruppetto..!

    Rohan Dennis will spend just one day in Yellow - for he too is in the 1' 28" gruppetto..!

  • Kwiatkowski and Stybar are driving the escape along with Contador, Froome and Van Garderen the main beneficiaries...

    Kwiatkowski and Stybar are driving the escape along with Contador, Froome and Van Garderen the main beneficiaries...

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    Fabian Cancellara is also in front but struggling more than usual...

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  • Tony Martin, virtual race-leader now, is also looking pained at the day's effort...

    Tony Martin, virtual race-leader now, is also looking pained at the day's effort...

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    Andre Greipel, Peter Sagan and Fabian Cancellara fight it out for the stage-win in Zelande...

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    Andre Greipel has won stage two..!

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  • Fabian Cancellara becomes the new race-leader because of his 3rd-place sprint..!

    Fabian Cancellara becomes the new race-leader because of his 3rd-place sprint..!

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