Gap is about 4 mins exactly as the chase starts its second lap.

The trick show continues behind the podium

The podium

Tjallinji is caught. I had a front row seat, tho

Tjallingi

I am with the yellow jersey group, gap is only 25s after the sprint.

@sweide one of your guys visible there, best I can do. We are at the second sprint and .

The wind is hard from the right. Sky's Downing had to fight to get back on the tail of the echelon

115 now. We got called up to feed Stannard, but apparently someone got their first

HTC's Ghyselinck has dropped out of the breakaway after a chat with his team director. Why? I dunno

An Post-Sean Kelly's Mark Cassidy in the break

Ian Stannard in the break just now

Group has 1:20. Contains steegmans, hondo, downing, stannard, burghardt, visconti, cassady ...

Qatar will be nice when it's finished.

Riders will pass through this roundabout, which is under construction, just 350 meters from the line

Check those flags. It will be a stiff head/crosswind from the riders' left at the finish

The finish line is at a new office-retail center. I smell KFC, I'm sure of it.

@Solveigfa not hot but very windy out here on the causeway.

Today's start on a causeway. Fishing boats are on the other side.