The men begin climbing early
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The attacks begin.
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The first sprint of the day is taken by Charles Dionne (Colavita-Sutter Home)
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Hey Trent, you fancy a breakaway?
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Sure Mike, let's give it a go!
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The main break of the day powers along.
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Health Net-Maxxis did not let anything go early.
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'Hey, I saw some great antiquing back there,
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Taylor Tolleson (Toyota-United) working in the break
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Two Navigators Insurance riders in the break,
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The Health Net machine rolls on.
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Race leader Karl Menzies (Health Net-Maxxis)
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The men reach the second KOM of the day,
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Defending champion Sergey Lagutin (Navigators Insurance)
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The break begins to shred up Blue Knob.
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Ben Brooks (Navigators Insurance)
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Taylor Tolleson (Toyota-United)
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Menzies limits his losses on the climb.
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After the groups reformed on the top,
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The rest of the remaining field
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Leaning in…
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Menzies caught on after a flat
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Nathan O'Neill sets the tempo
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The attacks on the yellow jersey begin
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Karl Menzies rounds the final turn first,
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Karl Menzies wins his second stage ahead of Dominque Rollin (Kodak Gallery-Sierra Nevada)
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The new median in question.
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The questionable set-up of the final turns.
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Race officials confer.
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Team managers exchange opinions…
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The first break to stick
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Other riders see their opportunity
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Chrissy Ruiter (Cheerwine) gives
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The break begins to take shape.
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Felicia Gomez (Aaron's)
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Laura Van Gilder (Cheerwine)
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Kori Seehafer (TEAm Lipton) and Canadian Champion
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The chase group is close to bridging.
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Seehafer sets the pace.
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Former overall winner and semi-retired Lyne Bessette
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Canadian national champion Gina Grain (expresscopy.com).
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Felicia Gomez (Aaron's) took second
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Defending champion Kristin Armstrong (TEAm Lipton)
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Van Gilder giving in her all.
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The break climbs the first QOM.
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Webcor kept a watchful eye on Armstrong.
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Dotsie Bausch (Colavita-Sutter Home)
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Getting aero.
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Meredith Miller (TEAm Lipton)
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Miller pulls the break up the QOM.
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It was a long, hard day.
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Kori Seehafer (TEAm Lipton) sprints
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The yellow jersey group comes in,
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The peloton snakes through a small town
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A small break forms on the descent
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Heath Blackgrove (Toyota United) bridges up
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The breakaway gained as much as
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The break climbs one of this stages
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A frightening moment out on the course
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The peloton successfully navigates around
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After their close call with a truck
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This Jittery Joe's rider finishes a tough
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Navigators starts things off with an early
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Two Navigators riders attacked off the front
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Health Net was again actively controlling
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No sooner had the peloton caught the break
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Nathan O'Neil (Health Net) looked fresh
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Health Net decided that they had had enough
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A very determined Navigators
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The small breakaway continued to work well together.
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Heath Blackgrove (Toyota United) leads them
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Chris Baldwin (Toyota United) rode a good race
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Karl Menzies (Health Net) makes it two
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There was a bit of controversy after the race....
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The officials gather after the race
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