Tour of Flanders
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The Tour of Flanders leaves Bruges at the start of a long, long day...
Philippe Gilbert is sporting a transmittor that enables TV viewers to listen to communications between rider and manager...
Roger Hammond is leading a five man escape that only got away after 45-kilometres of racing...
Hammond's Garmin teamates are making sure he gets the biggest advantage as the peloton crosses the day's first cobblestones...
Hammond is still leading the escape as it crosses the Paddiestraat cobblestones - they have a seven minute gap now...
A big counter-attack is underway with Bernhard Eisel and Andre Greipel leading it...
Leopard-Trek don't like Greipel's counter-attack - they snuff it out right away...
The peloton is not exactly racing hard as it crosses the summit of the Kruisberg after 150-kilometres...
The situation has changed on the Koppenberg, where Sylvain Chavanel and Simon Clarke now lead the race...
Gilbert has accelerated away from the peloton on the Koppenberg...
Tom Boonen seems to be feeling the strain a bit now...
Heinrich Haussler is not looking too hot himself on the Koppenberg...
Thor Hushovd looks strong, but his face looks troubled...
Edvald Boasson Hagen and Lars Boom have caught the leaders after the Eikenberg climb - they form a new escape with even more power...
Another move comes from the peloton - Matthew Haymn and Greg Van Avermaet are trying to get across to the Boasson-Hagen escape...
Clarke climbs the Molenberg behind Chavanel but ahead of the chasing group...
Juan Antonio Flecha leads the group of favourites on the Molenberg...
Gerait Thomas is crossing a new gap with Filippo Pozzato on his wheel...
Chavanel has built almost a minute's lead with 50-kilometres to go...
Hushovd starts to show himself - but he's in a chasing group far behind Chavanel and the others...
Fabian Cancellara has jumped away in pursuit of Chavanel - he'll catch the Frenchman with 35-kilometres to go...
BMC are forced to chase now - and they're the only team chasing..!
Boonen is in the chasing group - can he win a third Tour of Flanders today..?
Thomas is chasing Gilbert hard, and they'll catch the Belgian with 10-kilometres to go..!
Cancellara attacks now, but he's taking a few riders with him...
The final escape is established with Cancellara, Chavanel and Nuyens heading for the finish...
