Jayco Herald Sun Tour - Stage 1
The Boss is here - Chris Froome arrives for the start of stage one in Healsville...
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The peloton passes an old steam train in the neutralized zone...
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Kristian House leads an escape towards a three-minute lead...
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Caleb Ewan and Luke Rowe are chatting on the front of the peloton - the big teams are happy to see the escape fly away...
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Race-leader Will Clarke takes a gritty corner in his stride...
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Travis Meyer is pacing the Drapac team along, now almost four minutes down...
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Kazushige Kuboki is showing his Japan champion's colours in this Australian race...
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Alasdair Slater leads the escape towards Healsville for the ultimate lap...
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Luke Rowe starts to work for Team Sky...
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Jason Christie is the New Zealand champion for 2016...
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Suleimen Kangangi is the sole Kenyan representative in Christie's Kenyan Riders Down Under team...
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Travis Meyer is still earning his wages for Drapac...and the gap is down to under three-minutes...
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Nick Katsonis is shredding his fellow-escapers up the final climb - but he cannot see what's coming from behind them...
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Salvatore Puccio has injected some serious pace on the front...
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Ian Boswell now makes an attack, shredding more and more riders...
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Chris Froome attacks now, but there's 25-kilometres still to go..!
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Peter Kennaugh has got across to Froome, who'll pace his teamate away until the top...
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Damien Howson chases at 30-seconds with Jonathan Clarke and Chris Hamilton...
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Kennaugh and Froome are well away over the top of the climb - and Froome's work is done..!
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Peter Kennaugh and Chris Froome head for the finish-line with time to enjoy their remarkable effort...
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Peter Kennaugh makes an obligatory salute as Froome drops out of the picture for him...
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Dion Smith takes 3rd place - but he thinks he's won..!
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Peter Kennaugh celebrates taking the race-lead for Team Sky...