Clark started on pole and was leading until a puncture forced him into the pits.

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Carbon-Nomex might be prone to point-puncture, but glazed into panels in this format, a good solid smack means precisely nothing to it.

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Every few hundred yards, craters puncture the road leading into this battleground from airstrikes which sent cars flipping into nearby buildings or simply smashed them in their tracks.

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Olds dropped away after a puncture and with the peloton failing to eat into the lead of the breakaway, it all boiled down to a sprint finish after 140km racing in mostly wet conditions.

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Deputies took him into custody after he was treated for multiple puncture wounds to the face, arm and armpit area, the sheriff's office said in a statement.

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But after benefiting from his Kers power-boost system to contest the lead with Webber and Barrichello going into the first corner, Hamilton was tapped from behind by the eventual winner and got a puncture.

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