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so much for boring doha desert etc

Viviani up front too?

Interesting tactics from Durbridge to remove the threat from Gaviria. Sit up and slow down in the peloton and just let him crash into you.

Taking one for the team.

Unusually sunny for Belgium.

Looks like he had mechanical and the Muppets were head down until too late.

Wow, epic tailwind!

Fuck that. His arse is gonna be sore for days. WTF happened there?

Carnage. Love it.

Ramirez blown off, fucking hell

Sandstorms coming up ahead. Jeez so much for a dull race.

Hayman, Matthews, boonen, sagan, GVA, Cav, Viviani - real talent up the front.

Mechanical, you could see another rider wave hazard up front but Gav and Mez failed to move over. So much for track craft :P

No, he touched a wheel

I meant Ramirez

Wrong swannie dickhead

Wheel touch, arse plant.

BBC apologising for bad language, was that one of the Belgians shouting at someone or something I missed in the 2nd group?

Wouldn't fancy grabbing bottles at 60kph. One of the Italians looked like he hurt his hand just now.

Kittel flipping

Wrong bottle grabbed likely fooked Belgies pick up

https://twitter.com/cyclinghubtv/status/787606226158878720

Missed that, why?

Hahahaha.

Big big group are out now. Cat and mouse sprint to begin with around 80km to go.

With the group with Kittel and Greipel a minute and a half back they can't dick around.