Tour of Beijing Stage 1: Chongli > Zhangjiakou, 167kms

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Tosh Van der Sande leads a three-man escape away - they have five-minutes lead after just 20-kilometres...

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Team Sky is already chasing with Bernhard Eisel on the front...

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The peloton climbs through forest of autumnal-coloured trees...

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The peloton begins a three-hour journey along an impressive roller-coaster road...

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A thousand or more wind-turbines awaits the passage of the Tour of Beijing - it's windy up there..!

A thousand or more wind-turbines awaits the passage of the Tour of Beijing - it's windy up there..!

Jeremy Roy and his co-escapers are enjoying the roller-coaster road and their enviable space upon it..!

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Orica-Green Edge attacks into the wind, led by Daryl Impey - the peloton is shredded behind them...

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Green Edge and Sky control a group of about 65-riders, but behind them are a dozen other groups...

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Team Sky is out in front and intent on chasing all day for Ben Swift...

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Tejay Van Garderen is back in a group of 30 others, almost three-minutes down...

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Ji Cheng is also in this group, his 2014 Tour de France finish a distant memory right now...

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Caleb Ewan is in the lead group - can the young Aussie win today in his first World Tour race..?

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Dan Martin is also safely in the lead group, thinking of the overall win but also of his Panda-affiliated helmet...

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Roy lead the race with 20-kilometres to go, but the outcome seems inevitable on such flat roads...

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The sprint into Zhangjiakou is led by Ewan, Mezgec and Farrar - but who'll win..?!

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Luka Mezgec wins stage one from Ewan and Farrar - not a bad start to this race..!

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Race-leader Luka Mejgec shares the fizzy stuff with best-young-rider Ewan and best climber, Van der Sande...

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