It was colourful
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Watching the action
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The Italians were strong
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Van Goolen
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Davide Rebellin (Italy)
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The Italian camp
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Paolo Bettini (Italy)
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Post race emotion
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Bettini
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The Bettini tongue
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Woo hoo!
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Celebrating in the street
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Bettini and wife Monica
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Bettini seems to enjoy this
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That's a happy
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All the Italians
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Tarmo Raudsepp from Estonia
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With six riders, South Africa
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Thor Hushovd is focused
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Former time trial world champion
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A big attraction on the start line
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The Belgians
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Spain to the fore
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The scene
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Jurgen Van Goolen (Belgium)
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Van Goolen
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The Austrians
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Tom Boonen (Belgium)
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Robbie McEwen (Australia)
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Matt Hayman (Australia)
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Nick Gates (Australia)
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Steffen Wesemann (Switzerland)
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Wladimir Karpets (Russia)
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Cyril Dessel (France)
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Filippo Pozzato (Italy)
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Jurgen Van Goolen (Belgium)
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Max van Heeswijk (Netherlands)
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Juan Antonio Flecha (Spain)
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A chase group
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Cancellara
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Andrey Kashechkin (Kazakhstan)
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Andrey Kashechkin (Kazakhstan)
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The finish:
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Plenty of emotion
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That's a happy Paolo
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Paolo Bettini (Italy)
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Paolo Bettini (Italy)
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Paolo Bettini (Italy)
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The podium (L to R):
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Preparing for the Bettini toss?
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Paolo Bettini (Italy)
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The podium scene
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Paolo Bettini (Italy)
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The joy of victory
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The agony of defeat
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Bettini drapes himself
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The Italians
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Bettini likes his new shirt.
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The anthem plays
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Many emotions
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This one
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Valverde, Bettini and Zabel
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The diminutive Italian
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Paolo
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The reaction
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Bettini
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Big smile
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The salute.
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Bettini
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Gold shoes…
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Pozatto gives a big hug
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An emotional embrace
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More hugs.
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Valverde
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Stephan Schumacher (Germany)
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The peloton
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Bram de Groot (Netherlands)
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The bunch in chase mode.
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The Austrians did a lot of the work
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Andrey Kashechkin (Kazakhstan)
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Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland)
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The chase up the climb
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The pack climbs
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Colorful view
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The sprint begins.
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Zabel contemplates
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Valverde
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Zabel salutes.
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Luca Paolini (Italy)
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The Italians
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Danilo di Luca (Italy)
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Tom Boonen (Belgium)
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Sylvain Chavanel (France) leads
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Valverde
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The Burkina Faso
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Bettini put a lot
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Bettini and Paolini
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Podium antics.
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More podium antics.
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Paolo Bettini (Italy)
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The crush of the crowd
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Valverde and Zabel
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Tom Boonen (Belgium)
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I look good in stripes
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Michael Boogerd (Netherlands)
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The belgian team
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Tactics played
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Glorious day
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The course featured
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Didi the devil
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Guido Trenti (USA)
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Linus Gerdemann (Germany)
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Gregory Rast (Switzerland)
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Stijn Devolder (Belgium)
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Anthony Geslin (France)
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Alejandro Valverde (Spain)
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World Champion 2005,
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Samuel Sanchez (Spain)
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The peloton passing
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Yaroslav Popovych (Ukraine)
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Michael Albasini (Switzerland)
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Rabaki Jeremie Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso)
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Rear view -
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Luca Paolini (Italy)
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Erik Zabel (Germany)
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Stephan Schreck (Germany)
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Local hero
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Tom Boonen (Belgium)
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New world champion
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Paolo Bettini (Italy)
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The podium
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Kissing the medal
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A happy world champion
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Italian flags everywhere
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Zabel, Bettini and Valverde
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Best friends
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Alejandro Valverde (Spain)
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Erik Zabel (Germany)
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Paolo Bettini (Italy)
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Martin Elmiger (Switzerland)
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Luciano Pagliarini (Brazil)
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Waiting for a winner
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Paolo Bettini (Italy)
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Ready, set…
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Paolo Bettini
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UFB
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Rebellin leads
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Boonen struggles
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di Luca and Bettini
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Nicolas Roche
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Michael Boogerd follows Bettini
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Cipollini
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Paolini
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Pozatto, fresh from the coiffeur
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Chris Horner (United States)
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Adrian Bonilla (Costa Rica)
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Thor Hushovd
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Tosatto comes through
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