George Hincapie warms up.
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Levi Leipheimer anxious to start.
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The Discovery line-up
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Off they go!
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Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step-Innergetic)
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A last minute wheel change
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Juan José Oroz (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
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Puttin on the fighting gloves.
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Robert Wagner (Wiesenhof-Felt)
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Steffen Wesemann (Wiesenhof-Felt)
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Wiesenhof is ready for some chicken.
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Do you want to switch heart rate monitors
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Give the heart rate monitor to me. Now.
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Euskaltel was happy with the start.
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Caisse d'Epargne riders
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Levi Leipheimer (Discovery)
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George Hincapie (Discovery)
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Tom Danielson (Discovery)
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Danielson a few moments away
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Leipheimer before the race of the truth
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Levi decided to move
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When the captain talks
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and then everyone moves to the left...
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But they were lined-up alright
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Discovery takes off with power.
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Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step-Innergetic)
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Bettini before the start.
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The Italian opts for regular bars
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Française des Jeux
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Saunier Duval gets ready.
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Yann Huguet (Cofidis)
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One of the last team time trials
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Maarten Wynants (Quick.Step-Innergetic)
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The Belgian must have a light-hearted radio program.
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The world champion Bettini
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Bettini adjusts the antenna
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The Française des Jeux bottles
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It is the road ahead
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Machine and legs are ready
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Française des Jeux starts
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Angel Gomez (Saunier Duval)
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Saunier Duval at the start.
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This team was riding
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Some rolled up their sleeves
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while others were hot even before the start.
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The back numbers featured
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André Greipel (T-Mobile)
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Gerald Ciolek (T-Mobile)
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The riders who finished
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André Greipel (T-Mobile)
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Giuseppe Guerini (T-Mobile)
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Philipp Ludescher in white
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As Mugerli still warms up
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Erik Zabel (Milram)
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Zabel sprinted right from the start
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Matej Mugerli (Liquigas)
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The devil cools off
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Unibet has some question marks
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George Hincapie after the race.
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Mugerli and Liquigas
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Fondital)
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The Italian concentrates
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Napolitano all smiles
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Robert Förster (Gerolsteiner)
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Gerolsteiner before the start.
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And off they go.
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Förster enjoyed the day
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Euskaltel at the finish
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Caisse d'Epargne in the roundabout
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World Champion Fabian Cancellara
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Jens, where did you say
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Voigt wipes off the sweat.
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Schleck, Cancellara, Voigt
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Cancellara cools down
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Marco Pinotti (T-Mobile)
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The Italian was dripping wet
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The time trial helmets
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Rolf Aldag checks out
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Gerdemann with spokesman
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Gerdemann interviewed
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Napolitano finished by himself
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Gerolsteiners arrived
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Matthias Russ (Gerolsteiner)
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His number was held up
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Then the Chaperon accompanied him
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CSC heads to podium
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Voigt and Julich
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Bobby Julich (CSC)
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Bobby Julich in the centre
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The winning CSC formation.
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Jens Voigt (CSC)
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Jens Voigt tries on
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Jens Voigt is happy
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Robert Förster smiles
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Förster won yesterday
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Bobby Julich (CSC)
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Matej Mugerli (Liquigas)
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Fabian Cancellara shares a laugh
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The Swiss kept the flowers on his handle bars
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Andy Schleck
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The rider from Luxembourg
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