Tour de Suisse Stage 2: Bellinzona > Sarnen, 182kms

Six men have escaped after 20-kilometres - led by Phillip Deignan and Lawrence Warbasse...

It must be very wet if Tony Martin is grabbing his rain-jacket...

Tom Boonen leads the Omega team in pursuit of the escape - they're climbing the St Gotthard Pass with a five-minute deficit...

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Deignan leads the escape on to the cobbled section of the St Gotthard...

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The Boonen-led peloton climbs the St Gotthard Pass still about five minutes down on the escape...

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The scenery is breathtaking on the St Gotthard Pass...

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The peloton climbs the old St Gotthard Pass beneath the more modern one above it...

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Omega is still leading the peloton up the St Gotthard Pass, but the incline is starting to bite...

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Fabian Cancellara has a minute or so to close-down on the long, long descent...

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It doesn't look like it, but Mark Cavendish is descending the St Gotthard Pass at over 80-kilometres-per-hour..!

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Cameron Meyer leads the escape up the Furka Pass now - and their lead is still about five-minutes..!

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The peloton is still led by Boonen with the cloud and rain hovering over them all...

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Boonen is training for the Belgian championships, helping Tony Martin - and trying out a new Specialized bike..!

The smooth surface of the Furka Pass has helped the peloton stay in touch with the escape...

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Ben King chases for Garmin now, they're protecting Rohan Dennis's 3rd-place overall...

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Tom-Jelte Slagter is co-leader of Garmin-Sharp, but he's looking fragile on the Grimsel Pass...

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Bradley Wiggins descends the Grimsel Pass at top-speed...

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Frank Schleck has crashed in the fog hovering over the pass - his presence in the race remains uncertain tonight...

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Warbasse leads the escape into the last 25-kilometres, and now there are just four of them...

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Ben King is still chasing for Garmin, about two-minutes behind the escape...

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Tony Martin goes to the front - he really wants to keep the race-lead..!

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Michael Schar and Steve Morabito are trying to keep Martin in-check on the fast but technical run-in to the finish...

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Cameron Meyer wins stage two..!

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Peter Sagan takes fourth-place from Ben Swift - but Tony Martin is still race-leader...