Tour de France stage 5: Ypres > Arenberg, 155kms

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Fabian Cancellara has a lot on his mind as he signs-on for the start in Ypres...

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Matthew Hayman leads an escape that contains seven strong men...

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Giovanni Visconti is chasing with Brice Feillu - but they'll never get across...

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Net App is earning its money from someone in the chase - Jan Barta is the cheif cashier...

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Rein Taaramae is in the escape with Tony Martin, is the stage-winner in here today..?

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Cedric Pineau has slid over 20-metres after crashing in the wet conditions - Froome has fallen as well..!

Bennati leads the peloton on to the first cobbles at Gruson with Contador on his wheel - the escape is one minute ahead...

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Geraint Thomas paces Richie Porte in pursuit, the pair waited for Froome after another crash that took him out of the race...

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Andrew Talansky is chasing too, but only a few seconds back...

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Daniel Oss is trying to get Tejay Van Garderen back up to the front after a fall earlier...

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Joaquin Rodriguez is dropping back already - he'll end the day 22 minutes behind the winner..!

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Michael Rogers and Nicholas Roche are trying to get Alberto Contador back to the head of the race...

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Michel Golas is leading Kwiatkowski on to the 4th section of cobbles in anticipation of the main move...

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Vincenzo Nibali is right up there with more experienced classics riders - and ahead of his rivals overall..!

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Talansky is chasing back after a crash on the previous section of cobbles...

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Alejandro Valverde is chasing too, but there'll be a general re-groupement before too long...

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Contador is chasing hard, he might just get back-on before the next section of cobbles...

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Simon Clarke leads an escape on stage five of the 2014 Tour de FRance

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Jack Bauer on stage five of the 2014 Tour de FRance

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Nibali has actually started to attack on the penultimate section of cobbles..!

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Nibali is being paced and protected by Westra who has survived from the escape and is still going strong..!

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Fabian Cancellara has a go from behind...

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Peter Sagan is forced to chase Cancellara and Nibali...

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Jacob Fuglsang now leads Westra and Nibali as the going get's really tough..!

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Lars Boom attacks Nibali on the last section of cobbles - he'll go on to win the stage..!

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Fuglsang is pacing Nibali towards retention of that Yellow Jersey...

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Sebastian Langeveld is pacing Talansky to close to within two minutes of Boom...

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Valverde is chasing a podium place in Paris, but he's also helping Contador and Van Garderen...

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Tour de France 2014 - Stage 5

Vincenzo Nibali has kept his race-lead despite expectations that he wouldn't..!