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08.24 - Stage 2: Gunnison > Aspen, 209.8 km

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RadioShack leads the Peloton as they head towards the dirt of Cottonwood pass.
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RadioShack leads the Peloton as they head towards the dirt of Cottonwood pass.

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  • Levi rolls out next to Teejay Vangarderen in the neutral zone.
  • The attacks, as expected, go from km zero.
  • An escape is finally away, the peloton eases up as they ride along the Gunnison river.
  • Garmin's Daniel Lloyd hopes he's made the winning move.
  • Unfortunately there has been a nasty crash at a cattle guard. Seventeed or so riders went down, three riders will be ambulanced away as the peloton eased up to regroup.
  • The attacks start up as soon as the group solidifies.
  • The attacks start up as soon as the group solidifies.
  • RadioShack leads the Peloton as they head towards the dirt of Cottonwood pass.
  • The peloton seems content to save the larger attacks for the second climb over 12,000 feet.
  • The break presses on over the dirt.
  • ...with the peloton not far behind, still happy to maintain a steady pace.
  • They are still together as they reach the crowds at the top of the pass.
  • Just beyond the feed zone, Levi fuels up as his team reels in the break.
  • The pace and a stiff headwind have strung out the riders, the gray clouds ahead look ominous.
  • Just before the turn at Twin Lakes, the gap is now down to under two minutes.
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