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95th Tour de France - GT, France, July 5-27, 2008

Stage 7 - Friday, July 11: Brioude - Aurillac, 159km

The jersey wearers line up
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Thor Hushovd (Crédit Agricole) rolls out
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Kirchen chews the fat
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Luis León Sánchez (Caisse d'Epargne)
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Luis León Sánchez (Caisse d'Epargne)
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Luis León Sánchez (Caisse d'Epargne)
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The yellow jersey group
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Luis León Sánchez dedicated the victory to his brother
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Sánchez accepts the kisses
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Exit stage left:
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Kim Kirchen (Columbia) defended his lead
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Kirchen kept an eye
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David De La Fuente (Saunier Duval - Scott)
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David Millar (Garmin Chipotle) goes on the attack
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Kim Kirchen (Columbia) had a special bike
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CSC-Saxo Bank did its utmost to smash the race to pieces
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Fabian Cancellara
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Andy Schleck (CSC-Saxo Bank)
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Jens Voigt (CSC-Saxo Bank)
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Filippo Pozzato (Liquigas)
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David De La Fuente (Saunier Duval-Scott)
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He's back!
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Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) on the final climb
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Luis León Sánchez (Caisse d'Epargne) sweeps through a corner
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Closely followed by
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How about that!
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Caisse d'Epargne
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Stefan Schumacher (Gerolsteiner) takes the sprint for second.
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And has a little look across
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Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) rolls into the finish
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The face of Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas)
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre) crashed today
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The team congratulate
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Kim Kirchen (Columbia)
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Kirchen adds another lion
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And some more
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Warm, sunny conditions greeted the riders
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The promotional girls
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Filippo Pozzato (Liquigas)
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Little and large:
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'Are you talkin' to me?'
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Team Garmin Chipotle
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Sylvain Chavanel (Cofidis)
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Frenchman David Le Lay (Agritubel)
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Hubert Dupont (AG2R La Mondiale)
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Luis León Sánchez (Caisse d'Epargne)
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Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne)
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Valverde's right leg was still bandaged
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Manuel Beltrán (Liquigas) has a laugh.
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And they're off!
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The sprinters wind it up
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Robert Hunter (Barloworld)
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Luis León Sánchez (Caisse d'Epargne)
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Sánchez enjoys the praise
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And the applause
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Kim Kirchen (Columbia)
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Kirchen is looking at home
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The Luxemburger
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David De La Fuente (Saunier Duval - Scott)
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Magnus Backstedt (Slipstream Chipotle - H30) comes in
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Some want to see racers
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Message on a bottle
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The start town
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Le Tour fever
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The hexagon
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Départ fictif
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Time trialer
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The caravane pub
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Entertaining the public before the race
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The lion of France
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The caravane pub
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Polka dot car
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Supermarket Champion sponsors
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Free ads
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The caravane pub
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The caravane pub
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The caravane pub
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Something for the kids
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Haribo makes kids happy
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Movie theatre ad
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Classic!
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Voeckler fans
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Sponsors enjoying the chance
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Gas ad
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Free stuff is what the public wants
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The green jersey
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Jonathan Vaughters
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Christian Vande Velde gets interviewed
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The Française des Jeux car
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The Saunier Duval monster truck
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The Saunier bus is gigantic
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My name is Riis – Bjarne Riis
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Fränk Schleck (Team CSC) gives an interview
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Andy Schleck lost some time in the finale
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