Tour de Suisse Stage 9: Martigny > Saas-Fee,157kms

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After many aborted efforts, Ben Swift attacks on the first climb in an attempt to get away into an escape...

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A real escape has begin with Andy Schleck leading..!

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The peloton is chasing hard on the mountain above Sion...

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Tom-Jelte Slagter leads the early escape, but with fourteen men in it, it's too big to succeed...

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Tony Martin descends ahead of the peloton - and virtually nullifies the escape...

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Christian Knees leads a new escape on the second climb of that day...

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Polsat CCC chases on behalf of Omega...

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Schleck has jumped across to the escape to make this a more exciting prospect...

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Silvan Dillier leads the escape on to the 1st category Eischoll climb - but they only have a few minutes lead now...

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Knees drops out of the escape to watch Mollema, Frank and Rui Costa fly past..!

Tony Martin senses the danger, as does Tom Dumoulin...

Matthias Frank is opening up a decent gap with Mollema and Rui Costa...

Warren Barguil is hard at work trying to get Dumoulin (and Martin) back, but the gap is approaching two minutes..

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Marcel Wyss leads the provocative escape up the long ascent to Saas-Fee, it's becoming an infernal pursuit..!

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Dumoulin leads Martin in a desperate attempt to close the gap...

Wyss and Frank smell blood and a chance for IAM to be on the final podium...

Martin tows Dumoulin and 20 others two minutes behind, in a sort of high-octane training ride...

Rui Costa finally makes a move in front, dropping Frank and Mollema with two-kilometres of climbing to go...

Rui Costa grasps the responsibility of being World Champion and drops Frank...

Rui Costa wins stage nine into Saas-Fee - and wins the race overall..!

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Rui Costa celebrates winning the 2014 Tour de Suisse with Bauke Mollema and Matthias Frank...

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