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93rd Tour de France, France, July 1-23, 2006

Stage 5 - July 6

One of the imposing cathedrals
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The bunch was content
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Today's stage was full
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The bunch makes its way
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Samuel Dumoulin (AG2R-Prevoyance)
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Castle ruins provide a backdrop
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Tom Boonen (Quickstep)
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Egoi Martinez (Discovery)
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Björn Schröder (Milram)
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The run in to the finish
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Oscar Freire (Rabobank)
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Oscar Freire (Rabobank)
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Oscar Freire (Rabobank)
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Tom Boonen (Quick.Step)
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The pre-stage crush
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Jose Rujano (Quick.Step)
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Fondital)
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Pippo Pozzato (Quick.Step)
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Simoni and Boonen
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Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto)
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George Hincapie (Discovery)
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Michael Boogerd (Rabobank)
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The back of a winner
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Fondital)
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Gilberto Simoni (Saunier Duval)
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The Caspers
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The start
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The start
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Freire throws
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Freire, Boonen, Isasi:
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Oscar Freire (Rabobank)
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Yeah!
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Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto)
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Erik Zabel (Milram)
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Erik Zabel (Milram)
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Axel Merckx (Phonak)
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Gilberto Simoni (Saunier Duval)
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Frank Schleck (CSC)
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Oscar Freire (Rabobank)
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Oscar Freire (Rabobank)
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Oscar Freire (Rabobank)
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Tom Boonen (Quick.Step)
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Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto)
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Jose Rujano (Quick.Step)
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Dumoulin and Schröder
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Luca Paolini (Liquigas)
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Manuel Quinziato (Liquigas)
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Better than bird watching
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The break
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The speed
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Saunier Duval riders
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Tom Boonen (Quick.Step)
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Tom Boonen (Quick.Step)
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Freire (L)
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Oscar Freire (Rabobank)
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Oscar Freire (Rabobank)
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Freire throws his arms up
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A sweaty Boonen
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Fondital)
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Dumoulin
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Björn Schröder
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Egoi Martinez (Discovery)
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Tom Boonen (Quick.Step)
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Juan Antonio Flecha (Rabobank)
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Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery Channel)
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You won't win the Tour
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Maillot jaune Tom Boonen (Quick.Step-Innergetic)
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The Beauvais locals
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Cyclingnews' Brecht Decaluwé
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A few minutes before
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Darling of the French, Thomas Voeckler (Bougyues Telecom),
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Sweden's Thomas Lövkvist (Française des Jeux)
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Prodigal Belgian Philippe Gilbert (Française des Jeux)
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There were plenty of good vantage points
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Groovin' to the music.
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A bike for giants.
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Folklore at the start
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Flecha will need to bring Freire
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Ekimov was focused.
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Horner is still suffering from his fall
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No Spanish champion this year,
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Gilbert riding to the start.
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Robbie coming up.
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Gerolsteiner lining up.
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Two big French names,
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Lots of people
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