Tour de France stage 14: Rodez > Mende, 178kms

There's been a pile-up after just five-kilometres with some injuries but even more chaos...

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Jean-Christophe Peraud was caught up in the crash and is struggling to get back with his injuries from yesterday's crash...

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Roman Kreuziger is attacking with Adam Yates and Andrew Talansky - not knowing Alberto Contador was also delayed by the crash...

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Simon Yates is leading a new escape away which includes Peter Sagan and Jan Barta...

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Steven Cummings and Filippo Pozzato are in this big move of 23-riders...

Peter Sagan seems to have the biggest interest in making this move work - there's a sprint at the halfway mark and he might even win the stage too..!

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Bob Jungels is in the escape and another reason why it might yet work...

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Andrew Talansky is also working hard to stay away, for he too could win the stage today...

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IAM is leading the chase less than one-minute back, and will force a re-selection in the escape if it is to stay away...

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Sagan has attacked on a long descent, dragging six others with him - he'll beat them at the flying sprint and then sit up to await the other chasers...

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The peloton passes beneath the striking bridge of Millau with a seven minute deficit...

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Talansky is now collecting bottles after a flat tyre and a disastrous wheel-change from a Mavic service-car..!

Thibaut Pinot is in the re-arranged escape - as are fellow climbers, Bardet and Yates...

The escape is dwarfed by the high walls of the Gorges du Tarn...

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Chris Froome leads Team Sky through a tunnel in the Tarn canyon with an eight-minute deficit...

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The peloton begins its climb out of the spectacular Tarn canyon...

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Up ahead, Michel Golas has attacked with 25-kilometres to go...

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Richie Porte leads the Sky train in gentle pursuit, six minutes back now...

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Cummings and Yates are chasing Golas and closing the gap with 15-kilometres to go...

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Kristjian Koren has caught Golas and now dreams of a stage-win above Mende...

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Bardet leads with two-kilometres to go, can anyone catch him..?

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Yates is about to catch Bardet, but there are others about to catch Yates...

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Cummings doesn't look like the stage-winner at the back of the chase group, but that's what he'll become later-on..!

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Nairo Quintana appears in an attack with Nibali about five minutes later...

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Froome is chasing a few seconds back with Valverde, Contador and Van Garderen suffering like dogs...

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Contador and Valverde are about to see Froome pedal away to catch Quintana and take time on everyone else...

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Steve Cummings celebrates a remarkable win in Mende..!

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