Giro del Trentino 2013
This is no tourist train - the Furka tunnel shuttle is carrying the team cars of the Tour de Suisse to the new stage-start at Ullrichen because of the bad weather...
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Andreas Kloden surveys the rain as he's forced out of the aircraft hanger to take the start on Ullrichen's military airfield...
Brr... The peloton reluctanty sets off from Ullrichen for its 118-kilometre 'sprint' to Crans Montana...
Josh Edmondson look lonely as the peloton speeds off into the rain before he's adapated to the conditions...
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Why not - let's have a nice slippery railway crossing to make the conditions even worse..!
Tourists aboard the Glacier Express are treated to a unique view of the peloton as it descends towards Brig...
Adrian Saez is leading a quartet of escapers away...
Green Edge chase with Stuart O'Grady leading the way - their intentions are clear enough already..!
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Welcome to Switzerland - Tom Boonen is here and training for future ambitions in 2013...
Welcome to Switzerland - Philippe Gilbert is here because of his Swiss sponsor and the chance to train for the Belgian championships...
Heinrich Haussler is here to make a big impression for his IAM team, also based in Switzerland...
David Millar is ridding himself of at least two layers as the weather turns drier...
Aidis Kruopis needs some oil on his rear-gear after all that nasty rain...
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Christophe Riblon has escaped from the escape, but he's only on a suicide mission so far from the finish...
Green Edge has Matt Goss chasing for them towards the base of Crans Montana...
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The peloton is more or less together through the vignes of Crans, despite the high tempo set by FDJ and Green Edge...
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Cameron Meyer looks reasonably cool as his team carry him up the opening kilometres of the climb...
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Euskatel open up the final salvo of attacks...
Dan Martin attacks instead, he gains a hundred metres at first...
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Michael Albasini chases for Meyer, with Hesjedal considering his options...
Hesjedal has got across to Martin, and taken two others with him - the gap opens...
Tanel Kangert leads Hesjedal with about 10-kilometres to go...
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Steven Kruijswijk counter-attacks from the chasers, but he blows up almost immediately...
Lars Petter Nordhaug sets a better pace, and he's holding the escape to within less than a minute...
Hesjedal is alone in front with one-kilometre left - but he's got trouble coming from behind...
Bauke Mollema wins stage two after catching Hesjedal in the last 500-metres...
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Cameron Meyer has kept his overall lead for tomorrow's difficult stage to Meiringen...