Call-ups in the pouring rain: Tina Pic (Colavita / Sutter Home)
 
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The women’s field safely negotiates one of the slippery corners. 
 
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In the early laps, only Brooke Miller (TIBCO)
 
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The soggy pack barrels down St. Paul’s Fourth Street. 
 
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Third-place finisher Brooke Miller (TIBCO)
 
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Kristin McGrath (Colavita / Sutter Home) 
 
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Midrace, a wet chase is on through downtown St. Paul. 
 
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In an impressive show, Kristin Armstrong (Cervelo-Lifeforce)
 
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Joanne Kiesanowski (right)
 
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Rock Racing's Kevin Klein and Cesar Grajales
 
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The men's peloton
 
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Conditions steadily worsen
 
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Kirk O'Bee (Team Healthnet pb Maxxis)
 
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Henk Vogels (Toyota-United) hits the ground
 
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A course marshal and a spectator
 
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Aaron Tuckerman (Jelly Belly)
 
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Even the motorbikes couldn't keep upright
 
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The Shimano neutral support
 
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The colorful Jelly Belly caravan
 
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Tools of the trade
 
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Kristin Armstrong (Cervelo-Lifeforce Professional Cycling Team)
 
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Curtis Gunn (Successful Living.com p/b Parkpre) 
 
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A contemplative Kirk O'bee (Team Healthnet p/b Maxxis)
 
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Emile Abraham (Team Type 1) 
 
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Dominique Rollin (Toyota-United)
 
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2007 NVGP Champion Ivan Stevic (Toyota United)
 
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The peloton all set for the start.
 
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Ivan Stevic (Toyota United) 
 
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Kirk O'Bee (Team Healthnet p/b Maxxis) leads 
 
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Aaron Olson (Bissel Pro Cycling team) 
 
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Everyone please stop 
 
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Glasses off, the day's effort is over
 
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The women's field try to stay dry 
 
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Kristin Armstrong (Cerevelo-Lifeforce) sheds her jacket 
 
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Cheerwine's Laura Van Gilder 
 
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Kristin Armstrong (Cerevelo-Lifeforce) launches an attack
 
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Iona Wynter Parks (Colavita) leads the team
 
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Brooke Miller (Team TIBCO) 
 
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Kristin Armstrong (Cerevelo-Lifeforce) and  Brooke Miller (Team TIBCO) 
 
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In between the break and the field 
 
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Joanne Kiesanowski (Team TIBCO) joined and then passed her teammate Brook Miller 
 
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Joanne Kiesanowski (Team TIBCO) relaxes
 
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Kristin Armstrong (Cerevelo-Lifeforce) discusses the race decisions
 
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The stage podium
 
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Kristin Armstrong (Cerevelo-Lifeforce)
 
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Brooke Miller (Team TIBCO) 
 
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Lauren Franges (Team TIBCO) 
 
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Emile Abraham (Team Type 1) and Rory Sutherland (HealthNet-Maxxis)
 
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Rory Sutherland (HealthNet-Maxxis) and Ivan Stevic (Toyota-United)
 
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The men take off for the shortened Stage 1
 
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Nature Valley Cycling Team's Jesse Moore
 
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Colavita Sutter Home team member Tyler Wren collides
 
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