Tour de Romandie- Stage 4
Pavel Kochetkov leads an escape of five men that has been away almost from the start..
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Jan Bakelandts has attacked from the escape on the very first climbs of the day - or is he just trying to keep warm..?
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The rain-jackets are off as Michael Hepburn chases for Orica-Green Edge - they have a five-minute gap to reduce...
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Kochetkov is still chasing Bakelandts on the climb to Les Paccots...
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It's one thing getting wet, but Carlos Betancur also has a flat tyre to stop for...
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Dan Martin is still struggling with his rib injuries, the cold weather won't help his issue either...
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Steam rises from a hard-working peloton in th forests above the lake of Geneva
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Orica-Green Edge are stil doing the chasing, but there's about to be a change of guard in front...
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It is the un-classified hills that are hurting today - in amongst three officially painful ascents...
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Tinkoff cyclists push their leader, Rafal Majka, through the rain and spray...
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Team Sky have now taken it upon themselves to chase - with Luke Rowe leading the way...
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Chris Froome looks far from happy in today's challenging conditions...
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Roman Bardet and Jean-Christophe Peraud are right behnd Sky and looking ahead to the mountain-top finish on stage 5...
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Ian Stannard leads Sky over another hill, but the gap to the escape is still too much, maybe...
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Robert Kiserlovski grits his teeth as rain and grit flies up from the road - he'lll too be looking forward to the mountains to come!
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There's a late scare for Michael Albasini who has Sam Bewley helping him after a wheel change...
Three minutes ahead, Stefan Kueng has taken off alone and aimed himself at the finish, still 15-kilometres away...
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Stefan Kueng wins stage four - heralding his arrival as a future Swiss cycling 'star..!
Jan Bakelandts has also managed to stay away, and is just 35-seconds down on the winner...
Gianni Meersman takes the peloton-sprint, 52-seconds down...
Michael Albasini has kept his race-lead for the Queen stage of the Tour de Romandie on Saturday...