Alberto Contador (Astana) is back to racing
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Igor Astarloa (Team Milram) smiles before the start
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Alessandro Petacchi (Team Milram) has already won this season
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The start under a sunny sky.
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre) is relaxed before the race
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The three-man break that tried to steal
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But the peloton wouldn't let them get away.
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Oscar Pereiro (Caisse d'Epargne) riding along
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Saunier-Duval was also in it for the ride.
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The sprint of the smaller-than usual peloton
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Iván Gutiérrez (Caisse d'Epargne) comes ahead out of the mess.
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Gutiérrez sprints past his opponents
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He started celebrating later than usual
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Gutiérrez wins it!
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Iván Gutiérrez (Caisse d'Epargne) on the podium, where he received the kisses from the ladies.
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Iván Gutiérrez (Caisse d'Epargne) is now in yellow
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He is not sure if he should smile
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The break shortly before it got swallowed.
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The peloton passes a fountain.
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The back of the peloton, where things stayed rather relaxed
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The sprint for victory
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Gutiérrez stayed focused all the way
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After the line is when the Spaniard
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Erik Zabel (Team Milram) thought this was a sprinters' race
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Filippo Pozzato (Liquigas) and Zabel
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Erik Zabel (Team Milram) rolls in
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Gutiérrez on the podium and with
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Gutiérrez right after the finish. Still tired from the race
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Pozzato looks unhappier than the winning Spaniard.
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Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) is spent after the race.
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