
Time to clean up, I suppose someone has to do it.
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With only a 44 second lead with 5Km to go Gordon McCauley (Subway-Avanti)
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Vitaliy Buts (Ukraine) takes the win with teammate Mykhailo Khalilov placing
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The bunch sprint for the minor placings.
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The place getters from stage 1 enjoying the spoils.
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Mohd Salleh (LeTua) is the leading Asian rider after stage 1.
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Valentin Iglinskiy (Kazakhstan) wears the KOM jersey.
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Vitaliy Buts (Ukraine) in the sprinters jersey.
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Vitaliy Buts (Ukraine) on the podium stage in the yellow jersey.
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Vitaliy Buts (Ukraine) signs autographs for the eager fans.
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The riders rode through tropical vegetation during stage 1.
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The break was still looking strong with 10Km to go.
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The peloton leave the bustling tourist city of Sanya.
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Diego Martinez (Carmiooro A-Style) leads an early break away attempt.
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Grischa Janorschke (Nutrixxion Sparkasse) out front on the smooth roads
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Eventually the peloton started to split with the high speeds.
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Vitaliy Buts (Ukraine) leads the main break of the day.
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The peloton leave the bustling head over a bridge near the town of Lingshui.
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With the break now over two minutes ahead the chase started.
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Xing Yan Dong (Trek-Marco Polo) couldn’t keep up with the pace and fell
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Gordon McCauley (Subway-Avanti) leads the break up a small incline.
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Back stage after the podium performance by traditional dancers.
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