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Tour de Suisse Stage 9: Nafels > Sorenberg, 216kms

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  • Tim Duggan is trying to get away in an early escape...

    Tim Duggan is trying to get away in an early escape...

    liquigas

  • Tom Boonen is comfortably at the back end of the race, happy to have done a tough week's training - he'll become one of 52 abandons later..!

    Tom Boonen is comfortably at the back end of the race, happy to have done a tough week's training - he'll become one of 52 abandons later..!

  • The day's successful escape is led by Tanel Kangert - they'll build a 13-minute gap by the halfway mark..!

    The day's successful escape is led by Tanel Kangert - they'll build a 13-minute gap by the halfway mark..!

  • Jeremy Roy takes the escape on to the day's first categorised climb...

    Jeremy Roy takes the escape on to the day's first categorised climb...

  • Movistar is leading a very sedate peloton at the moment...

    Movistar is leading a very sedate peloton at the moment...

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  • Matteo Montaguti leads the escape towards the first of two Hors category climbs...

    Matteo Montaguti leads the escape towards the first of two Hors category climbs...

  • Fabian Cancellara is chasing again for Radio Shack - naturally, the deficit comes down to about 10-minutes quite quickly..!

    Fabian Cancellara is chasing again for Radio Shack - naturally, the deficit comes down to about 10-minutes quite quickly..!

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  • Roy leads on the Glaubenbielen pass - and by nine minutes..!

    Roy leads on the Glaubenbielen pass - and by nine minutes..!

    ag2r

  • The peloton is led by Radio Shack on the first Hors category climb...

    The peloton is led by Radio Shack on the first Hors category climb...

    scenery

  • Didier Laurent has crashed at the foot of the long descent - but he's soon back in the fray...

    Didier Laurent has crashed at the foot of the long descent - but he's soon back in the fray...

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  • A 20-man group of overall favourites starts the climb of Glaubenberg...

    A 20-man group of overall favourites starts the climb of Glaubenberg...

    scenery

  • Maxime Monfort is setting a tough pace on the climb...

    Maxime Monfort is setting a tough pace on the climb...

    shack

  • Rou now leads a quartet of escapers, and they still have almost six minutes on the chasers...

    Rou now leads a quartet of escapers, and they still have almost six minutes on the chasers...

  • Thomas Lovkvist has blown his chances of a top overall placing...

    Thomas Lovkvist has blown his chances of a top overall placing...

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  • Mikel Nieve attacks about six-kilometres from the top...

    Mikel Nieve attacks about six-kilometres from the top...

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  • Frank Schleck makes his own attack, and pulls away from his rivals...

    Frank Schleck makes his own attack, and pulls away from his rivals...

  • Robert Gesink is in trouble, but he's in good company with Rui Costa...

    Robert Gesink is in trouble, but he's in good company with Rui Costa...

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  • Nicholas Roche is suffering to keep within distance of the favourites...

    Nicholas Roche is suffering to keep within distance of the favourites...

    ag2r

  • Tom Danielson is the only one able to get near Schleck, but never near enough...

    Tom Danielson is the only one able to get near Schleck, but never near enough...

    garmin

  • Rui Costa has to do all the chasing at first...

    Rui Costa has to do all the chasing at first...

    movistar

  • Schleck has pulled away to the tune of 50-seconds, but it won't be enough...

    Schleck has pulled away to the tune of 50-seconds, but it won't be enough...

    shacktv

  • Valverde does some big pulls for Rui Costa...

    Valverde does some big pulls for Rui Costa...

  • Levi Leipheimer does some big turns as well, virtually condeming Schleck's chances...

    Levi Leipheimer does some big turns as well, virtually condeming Schleck's chances...

  • Four minutes ahead, Tangert is looking very strong ahead of Montaguti and Roy...

    Four minutes ahead, Tangert is looking very strong ahead of Montaguti and Roy...

  • A counter-attack has started with Frank and Sorensen leading Kruijswijk and Kiserlovski...

    A counter-attack has started with Frank and Sorensen leading Kruijswijk and Kiserlovski...

  • Tanel Kangert wins the last stage of the Tour de Suisse into Sorenberg

    Tanel Kangert wins the last stage of the Tour de Suisse into Sorenberg

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  • Rui Costa celebrates a great victory with runner-up Schleck and 3rd-overall Leipheimer...

    Rui Costa celebrates a great victory with runner-up Schleck and 3rd-overall Leipheimer...

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