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9th Tour Down Under - 2.HC, Australia, January 16-21, 2007

Karl Menzies (Australia-UniSA)
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See you next year girls.
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The pace was on
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Riding in the city of churches.
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Australia-UniSA
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Martin Elminger (AG2r Prevoyance)
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The pace picked up
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Martin Elminger (AG2r Prevoyance)
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AG2r then took control
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A short lasting eight man break.
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Martin Elminger (AG2r Prevoyance)
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Nicki Terpstra (Milram)
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Cedric Coutouly (Agritubel)
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Mark Renshaw (Credit Agricole)
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Robbie McEwen (Predictor-Lotto)
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Karl Menzies (Australia-UNISA) corners in Adelaide
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Simon Clarke (SouthAustralia.com-AIS) is wrapt to have won
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The team from South Australia.com won the Bartercard
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The final podium spray begins in Adelaide
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The category jersey winners
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When a former World Champion is in the area
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Simon Clarke (SouthAustralia.com-AIS) you are a very, very
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Tour winner Martin Elmiger (Ag2r Prevoyance)
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Tour winner Martin Elmiger (Ag2r Prevoyance)
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A sporting gesture before the final stage...
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Yee hah! It's the Tour Down Under.
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A Barloworld rider rests up in the team-car
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Robbie McEwen (Predictor Lotto) is a specialist at the final
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Laurent Brochard (Bouygues Telecom)
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The Tour leader Martin Elmiger (right) of the Ag2r Prevoyance team
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Tour Director Mike Turtur (right, in blue) oversees the start
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Two of Australia's finest, Stuart O'Grady (right) of Team CSC
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The team of Australia-UNISA were working overtime to get
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The peloton make their way up the home straight in Adelaide
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Karl Menzies (far right) follows his Australia-UNISA teammates
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They were together on the startline and again during the race,
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The peloton head down King William street before another great
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Riders on the attack in-front of VIP guests
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They are next-door neighbours in Tasmania and now together
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The peloton single-out down King William street
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Come with me and I'll take you to the front...Mario Aerts (Predictor Lotto)
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Sergey Lagutin drives members of his Navigator Insurance team
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Stuart O'Grady (Team CSC) goes for a bidon
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Mmm...l like your chips better.
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The Tour leader in the ochre jersey of Martin Elmiger (Ag2r Prevoyance)
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Robbie McEwen (Predictor Lotto) takes out the final stage ahead of the
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Now you know how I felt last year...2006 TDU winner Simon Gerrans (L)
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Martin Elmiger (Ag2r Prevoyance) chats with media after his
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Luke Roberts (Team CSC) was the best placed South Australian rider
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2007 Tour Down Under final stage winner Robbie McEwen (Predictor Lotto)
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Matti Breschel (Team CSC) was awarded the Century 21 Most Aggressive
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Laurent Brochard (Bouygues Telecom)
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Serge Pauwels (Chocolade Jacques) gets a hand with his King of the Mountain
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Overall third on the Tour, Lars Bak (Tean CSC) gets the podium kisses
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Karl Menzies (Australia-UNISA) can still smile after leading the Tour for the
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2007 Tour Down Under winner Martin Elmiger (Ag2r Prevoyance)
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Oh yeah! This is the part I like about winning the Tour Down Under.
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Kurt Hovelynck
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A sprint to the line
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The peloton
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The New Zealand riders
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Mark Renshaw keeps his eye on his rivals during the warm up.
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Martin Elmiger
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Now that's what I call support!
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The overall victors
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Enjoying a drop
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Tears of joy?
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Let the good times flow,
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Outright winner
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Winners of the Teams classification,
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Credit Agricole debrief
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Gene Bates (SouthAustralia.com-AIS)
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Frederik Veuchelen (Chocolade Jacques)
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AG2r Prévoyance
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Martin Elmiger (AG2r Prévoyance)
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Chocolade Jacques riders
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The peloton
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Aussie Ben Day (Navigators Insurance)
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Wim Vansevenant
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Australian rider Brett Lancaster
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Wearing the SA Lotteries sprint jersey,
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Tim Gudsell (New Zealand National Team)
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Aussie favourite,
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The peloton
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Under 23 classification winning rider,
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Laurent Brochard (Bouygues Telecom)
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Samuel Dumoulin (AG2r Prévoyance)
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Getting ready
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Standing out from the crowd,
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Standing tall,
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Robbie McEwen (Preditor-Lotto)
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Hometown favourite, Stuart O’Grady (Team CSC)
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Feeling the squeeze, Mark Renshaw (Credit Agricole)
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An aggressive sprint
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Cedric Coutouly (Agritubel)
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Robbie McEwen (Preditor-Lotto) celebrates
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