Aaron Jones (Recab-Burnie-GHD) makes his way up the climb on the difficult 4.3km circuit in Devonport on stage seven.
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Peter McDonald (left) of Drapac Porsche wrestles with his bike on the climb in Devonport.
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The top of the climb in Devonport was a prime location for fans to catch a glimpse of the tour.
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Riders descend on the back of the course in Devonport.
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A group of riders attempted to breakaway early into the seventh stage in Devonport.
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The peloton give chase to a leading group along the foreshore in Devonport.
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Alexander Ray (Hyster-Total Rush) drives the peloton during the 86 kilometre seventh stage.
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Riders cross a railway line in Devonport during another undulating stage of the tour.
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The tour head up the climb on the back of the course in Devonport.
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Riders had a roller-coaster like climb to get over on the 4.3km street circuit in Devonport.
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The peloton are out of the saddle on another leg-sapping climb during the tour.
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Joshua Prete (Budget Forklifts) receives some encouragement on the climb in Devonport.
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Early tour leader Rhys Pollock (Drapac Porsche) heads up the climb on the back roads of Devonport.
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Fabio Calabria (Pure Tasmania/TIS) in action on the climb during stage seven.
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A quartet of Tasmanian riders in action on the climb during stage seven in Devonport.
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Tour leader Gordon McCauley (centre) of the Hyster-Total Rush team back in the peloton on stage seven.
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Malaysian road champion Adiq Othman (Drapac Porsche) out of the saddle back in the chasing pack.
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Tour leader Gordon McCauley (Hyster-Total Rush) with a nice buffer over his nearest rival on the GC makes his way up the climb.
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Nick Dougall (Virgin Blue/RBS Morgans) from Queensland grimaces his way to the top of the climb.
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Nathan Elliott (West Coast Council) from Victoria finds his rythym on the climb.
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Dylan Newell (Genesys Wealth Advisers) from Victoria works hard on the pedals as he makes his way up the climb in Devonport.
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The peloton are over the top of the climb as they try and chase down a breakway rider.
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Going solo: Adam Phelan (McDonagh Blake/Witness) broke the race open when he rode clear of the rest at around the half-way mark.
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Tour leader Gordon McCauley (Hyster-Total Rush) leans into a bend after descending the climb on stage seven.
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Country Club Criterium Championship leader Ben Grenda (Genesys Wealth Advisers) in action on the back of the course in Devonport.
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Breakaway rider Adam Phelan (McDonagh Blake/Witness) was lapping the 4.3km circuit in around seven minutes and had a lead of one-and-a-half minutes over the chase group.
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The chasing bunch was finding the going tough to peg back breakway rider Adam Phelan with a smaller chasing group in-between.
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Phelan good: McDonagh Blake/Witness rider Adam Phelan from the Australian Capital Territory rode brilliantly to steal the show on stage seven.
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Tough times: Drapac Porsche's David Pell has had a tough tour after crashing earlier in the race and had to work hard when teammate Rhys Pollock was in the lead.
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Adam Phelan (McDonagh Blake/Witness) takes out the seventh stage of the tour in Devonport after breaking away around ten laps into the twenty lap race.
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Patrick Lane (Jayco/Skins) hadn't realised that Adam Phelan was the breakaway rider up front after the peloton had reeled in a smaller group in-between and duly saluted like a winner!
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Adam Phelan was number one on the stage and made McDonagh Blake/Witness team-manager Trent Wilson very happy.
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Stage seven podium (l-r): Patrick Lane (2nd.Jayco/Skins), Adam Phelan (1st,McDonagh Blake/Witness), and Adiq Othman (3rd,Drapac Porsche).
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Nathan Earle (Genesys Wealth Advisers) accepts his Tas Gas Leading Tasmanian rider on the tour jersey in Devonport.
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No suprises here: Adam Phelan (McDonagh Blake/Witness) was awarded the Goodstone Group most aggressive rider of the stage jersey and there were no arguments.
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George Bennett (BikeNZ Ridestrong) remains the leader of the Host Plus King of the Mountains Championship of the tour.
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Phew, tough tour for a sprinter: New Zealander Alexander Ray (Hyster-Total Rush) still leads the sprint points competition on the tour.
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Plenty of muscle: Tour leader Gordon McCauley (Hyster-Total Rush) has been showing his brute strength on the tour especially on stage six when he took over the lead in possibly the tour's defining stage.
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