Riders head off
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The pack winds through
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Ben Jacques-Maynes (Kodakgallery.com)
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Lars Ytting Bak (CSC)
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Mads Kaggestad (Credit Agricole)
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Mads Kaggestad rides ahead
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George Hincapie (Discovery Channel)
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The stage 2 top three
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George Hincapie (Discovery Channel) wins
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The shadow of a victor
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The crowds were loving it
Photo ©: Craig Heuerman
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Ahh, the angel
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Mike Creed does it tough
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Bernhard Kohl (T-Mobile)
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The Gerolsteiner boys
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It was tough work
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Michael Rogers (T-Mobile)
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Team CSC signs on
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Gilberto Simoni (Saunier Duval)
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Rene Hasselbacher (Gerolsteiner)
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Brice Jones rolls out
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The pack chasing
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Hincapie goes for it
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Some yawns in the pack
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He's feeling it, man...
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Ben Jaques-Maynes and Mads Kaggestad
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The pack
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The early break
Photo ©: Seng Chen
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Kaggestad takes the front
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Share the road!
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Levi Leipheimer passes
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Paolo Salvodelli is watched
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George Hincapie powers to the line
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The peloton keeping a conservative tempo
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A view of the Upper San Leandro Reservoir
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Mike Creed (TIAA-CREF)
Photo ©: Frank Chan
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The chase group
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The 10-strong chase group
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A second chase group
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Fast Freddie (Davitamon-Lotto)
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Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner)
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This Phonak rider
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The podium
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Watch out
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Mike Creed (TIAA-CREF)
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Those 20-somethings
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Big George is all smiles
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Levi Leipheimer (c)
Photo ©: Mark Zalewski
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Tim Johnson (Health Net)
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George Hincapie (Discovery Channel)
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Danny Pate (TIAA-CREF)
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A photo opportunity
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The peloton
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One of the TIAA-CREF crew
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The number of fans so far
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The bunch
Photo ©: Jon Devich
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The group bunches up
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Gerolsteiner leads
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Today's climb
Photo ©: Jon Devich
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Today's course wound
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Gerolsteiner kept the tempo
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Snaking our way
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Gerolsteiner
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Saunier Duval-Prodir
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The break
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Thanks to Castro Valley Cyclery (CVC)
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Political commentary
Photo ©: Dan Spisak
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The main break
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Kaggestad leads
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Local hero
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Mike Creed,
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The peloton follows
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Frank Hoy and Sven Krauss
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The pack follows.
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Cadel Evans (Davitamon Lotto)
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Three 7s:
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Jonathan McCarty and Martin Elminger
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Ekimov and Davidenko
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The break (Creed, Jacques-Maynes, Kaggestad)
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Creed and Jacques-Maynes
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…followed by Kaggestad.
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The bunch
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George Hincapie
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Time to fuel up!
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The break
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Gerolsteiner still controls
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Watch out for that curb!
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The break was dissolved
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Bobby Julich
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