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A few early escape attempts have come to nothing, most notably a six-man group including Hincapie, Julich, and Voeckler that was chased down immediately.

Updates will be sparodic today due to the breaking story from London.

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13:12 - Dekker And Jalabert Join Four Attacking Riders

There are two more riders trying to join the counter attack. They are Erik Dekker (RAB) and Nicolas Jalabert (PHO). The Discovery Channel team is leading the peloton at an extremely rapid pace.

13:11 - Four Counter Attackers

Bernucci (FAS), Joly (C.A), Nazon (A2R) and Wegmann (GST) have attacked the peloton at the 27km mark.

13:08 - Cofidis Leading The Peloton

The peloton is being led by the Cofidis team. They are intent on catching the escapee, Mengin who is currently 12" ahead.

13:08 - Mengin Leads By 15"

Christophe Mengin is now the only rider ahead of the peloton. He has a lead of 15".