Leipheimer did a great prologue
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Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger congratulates winner Fabian Cancellara.
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Francisco Mancebo (Rock Racing) jubilant
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Levi Leipheimer, realising he has just taken the yellow jersey
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Levi Leipheimer kisses his new leader's jersey
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Rock Racing leads the main group on Highway 1.
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The Golden Gate Bridge dwarfs the peloton.
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Fans of Lance Armstrong await the peloton
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Mechanic Alejandro Torrallo works on the bike of Thir Hushovd
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Astana and Garmin-Slipstream meet in a pile-up
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Boonen was all smiles despite his losses against Cavendish
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The field encountered rain and snow in California
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Astana strings things out again
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Cavendish (Columbia-High Road) makes it look easy
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The peloton finally found some sun
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Riders go along one of the huge irrigation ditches
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Green grass and rolling hills greeted the riders
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Lance Armstrong (Astana) is not quite back to his old TT form
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David Zabriskie (Garmin-Slipstream)
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Levi Leipheimer (Astana) looks good in yellow.
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Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2R La Mondiale) after his first win of the season.
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The rolling foothills before climbing up and over into Pasadena.
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It was still chilly higher up on the mountains where a little snow was left.
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The wide and narrow road...
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