02:30He tried, but it just wasn't to be on the day
02:33So, action stations
02:3695 seconds with just under 40km to go
02:39Is no gap at all
02:41The breakaway knew it
02:42It was a holding pattern for the sprinters teams
02:44They didn't want to invest too much before the big party at the end
02:48Neil Morang supposed to be a lead-out man
02:51Within his own team
02:53And the paring down of our breakaway continued
02:56Two laps to go at this point
02:59A very modest margin
03:01In fact, they let it stretch out just a little bit more
03:04Before finally, ultimately, wanting to snuff it out
03:08How would Roman Gregoire, winner of Stage 1, function on the day
03:13Not the fastest man within his team
03:15We saw Tom Donaburth going for it on the opening day
03:19Well, maybe they were swapping duties
03:21So was the breakaway
03:22They were sharing the burden
03:24Albeit in ever-discreasing numbers out there
03:28The bonus seconds went to Honus Haynes
03:31Quite rightly, as he was the man that had started the move
03:34But really, this was all about the big prize at the end of the day
03:37A huge stage win
03:38The kids had tipped out from school
03:40They were going to see an absolute spectacle
03:43Big encouragement
03:47The bell rang
03:49But for who would it toll?
03:51That was the big question
03:52Lots of teams very, very interested in this one
03:55Soren Krau
03:56And Schelmos, of course, for Lidl Trek
03:58What about Albanese and Vandenberg from EF Education?
04:02We've got some great fast men here
04:04Strong men too, like Mark Hershey
04:06Del Grosso himself, why not?
04:09Soren Krau-Anderson
04:10And you just have a roster of fantastic fast men
04:15Strong men too
04:16Who would have survived a day like this very well indeed
04:18And as the road began to meander
04:20The Flamme Rouge presented itself
04:22And yet another dramatic finale was on the cards
04:25Time to go racing
04:27Or sprinting
04:28Well, they say all's fair in Love, War and sprinting
04:32It can get rough
04:33And sometimes people get hurt
04:35And oh my goodness
04:36We had some shilly-shallying
04:38With just about 550 metres to go
04:41Lateral movements cause havoc at moments such as this
04:45And so it proved to be just a little bit too much
04:48A bruising encounter for plenty out there
04:51The drag was starting to tell
04:53And they picked it up
04:55Some had to pick themselves up off the deck
04:57Cluckers went down for Luxembourg
04:59Was that going to dash the locals' hopes?
05:02Not a bit of it
05:03This was a drive for glory
05:05And the captain were in there
05:06And Vendrami with Peripatra
05:08They wanted a piece of the day
05:09And then suddenly
05:10Huge launch of course
05:12From who else but Vandenberg
05:13Had he gone too early?
05:15Gruppamo were on his case
05:16What a mix it turned out to be
05:19Wagner also wanted to come and play the game
05:20And then it spun across the road
05:22And what a finale this turned out to be
05:25And a huge surprise at the line
05:27Boom!
05:29That was enormous
05:31Mathieu Kockelmann
05:34Is a big fish
05:36Who just hasn't been landed yet
05:40Wow
05:41Well that was enormous
05:43I didn't have a lead out
05:44He says
05:45My man Mil was in the break
05:47And I just had to stay calm
05:49Just take the right way
05:51Take the good line
05:53And then launch my sprint
05:55I'm only young
05:56I'm a development rider
05:58I'm in a very small team
06:00And with a team like we have
06:02To win on a stage such as this
06:04It's an enormous achievement
06:06And he's absolutely right
06:08Kockelmann
06:09Remember that name
06:10The checkbooks are opening for him
06:13You can be sure
06:13Vendrami in second place on the day
06:16Ahead of Donoverth, Del Grosso
06:18And Van der Berg
06:19Who launched early
06:20He's third overall now
06:22Gregoire still leads
06:22But André Vendrami is up into second place
06:24Only four seconds down
06:26What an amazing race
06:27And more to come
06:28In Viending Castle tomorrow
06:30Far文
06:35to on the day
06:36Thank you
06:37being
06:38Let's go
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