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World champion Philippe Gilbert (BEL) leading the pack
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Alberto Contador (ESP) and Robert Gesink (NED) follow in the peleton
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Ian Stannard (GBR) pushes out a small sprint
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Karsten Kroon and Niki Terpstra (NED) chase the peleton
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Michael Matthews (AUS) is accepting defeat
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Ying Hon Yeung (HKG) in last position refuses to give up