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GP Ouest France-Plouay - ProTour, France, August 24-25, 2008

2007 winner, Thomas Voeckler (Bouygues Telecom)
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French Champion, Nicolas Vogondy (Agritubel)
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Franck Schleck (CSC Saxo Bank)
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The early break is driven by Adam Hansen (Team Columbia) and Marc De Maar (Rabobank)
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Thomas Voeckler (Boygues Telecom) early in the race
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Janek Tombak (Mitsubishi Jartazi)
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Team CSC send riders to the front to
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Mitsubishi Jartazi drive the chase after the break
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Christophe Moreau (Agritubel) leads the break
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The Lampre team lead the chase
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Fabian Wegmann (Gerolsteiner) is German RR Champion
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Anthony Charteau (Caisse D'Espargne)
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Jerome Pineau (Bouygues Telecom)
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Voeckler organises his food just after the feed zone
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Moreau (Agritubel) leads Juan Jose Ugalde (Euskatel-Euskadi)
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Marco Marzano (Lampre) doesn't look so comfortable
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Amael Moinard (Cofidis) looks back for the chasers.
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Thomas Voeckler (Boygues Telecom) suffers as he leads Aleksandr Kuschynski (Liquigas)
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Franck Schleck (CSC Saxo Bank)
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Running repairs for Markus Zberg (Gerolsteiner),
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Also running repairs for Janek Tombak (Mitsubishi Jartazi)
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Maryan Hary (Cofidis) leads Franco Pellizotti (Liquigas)
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Frederic Guesdon (Francais De Jeux)
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Giovanni Bernaudeau (Boygues Telecom)
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Pablo Lastras (Caisse D'Epargne) takes a gel
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Eventual winner, Pierrick Fedrigo (Boygues Telecom)
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Anticipation in the grandstand on the finish line at Plouay
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David Garcia (Caisse D'Espargne) congratulates Alessandro Ballan (Lampre)
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The podium - Garcia, Fedrigo and Ballan
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An emphatic win by Pierrick Fedrigo (Boygues Telecom)
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Allan Davis (Mitsubishi Jartazi) (centre)
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As the crowd on the hill watch the podium ceremony preparations below them
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Andy and Fränk Schleck ready for the fight in Plouay.
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Filippo Pozzato (Liquigas) shoes up at the start in Plouay.
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All is ok for Kevin de Weert (Cofidis)
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Fabian Wegmann (Gerolsteiner) shows his bottles
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Juan Antonio Flecha (Rabobank) thinking about his next breakaway
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Jeremy Roy (Française des Jeux) with his fans.
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Filippo Pozzato (Liquigas) was watching the Slipstream/Garmin
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Ignas Konovalovas (Crédit-Agricole) chats
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Wiliam Bonnet (Crédit Agricole) and Anthony Charteau
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Pozzato and Wegmann get ready.
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Christophe Moreau (Agritubel) leads the escape.
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Fabian Wegmann (Gerolsteiner) in the bunch.
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Pierrick Fédrigo (Bouygues Telecom) wins the Grand Prix Ouest- France
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The podium (l-r) with David Lopez (Caisse d'Epargne)
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Pierrick Fédrigo (Bouygues Telecom) attacks
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Pierrick Fédrigo (Bouygues Telecom) congratulated
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Pierrick Fedrigo (Bouygues Telecom)
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The GP Plouay podium
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Time for the champagne spray.
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The podium - Garcia, Fedrigo and Ballan
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Fedrigo gets his flowers.
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Kisses for the winner Pierrick Fedrigo.
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Pierrick Fedrigo (Bouygues Telecom)
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Fedrigo beat Alessandro Ballan (Lampre)
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Pierrick Fedrigo (Bouygues Telecom)
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The slight uphill sprint
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The sprint from the peloton
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Pierrick Fedrigo (Bouygues Telecom)
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Nicolas Vogondy (Agritubel) and other French riders
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The bunch in the French country side
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Quick Step led the charge
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CSC also tried to reel in the escapees
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The flag of Brittany flies
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There was a strong turnout
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The tricolore flying high
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The bunch passing through
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Pablo Lastras (Caisse d'Epargne) during his get-away attempt
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Lastras was caught and tried to hang on
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Pierrick Fédrigo (Bouygues Telecom) not looking confident yet
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Christophe Moreau (Agritubel) leads the break
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