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40th Tour de Bretagne Cycliste - 2.2

France, April 25-May 1, 2006

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Stage 8 - May 1: Fougeres - Dinan, 168.4 km

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• A name and a face to remember: Peter Velits, 21, from Slovakia.
• Olivier Grammaire was awarded a pavé made in Brittany
• Paul Brousse is definitely the king of the mountains
• Jurgen Roelandts wanted a stage win, he got the points jersey instead
• Dries Devenyns thanks the huge crowd for the support
• Dries Devenyns is the best young rider
• Nice cup for the winner
• Final presentation with Jurgen Roelandts, Olivier Grammaire, Dries Devenyns, Paul Brousse and Bradley Huff

Stage 7 - April 30: Pipriac - Fougeres, 155.5 km

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• Gianni Meersman of Beveren 2000 took part in a very interesting but unsuccessful breakaway
• New Zealander Pete Latham chats with Cyclingnews
• Bradley Huff of TIAA-CREF keeps chasing points for the sprint classification
• Dries Devenyns is the best young rider and also leads the points competition
• The leader's jersey presented by Jean-Yves Le Drian, the president of the cycling mad region of Bretagne
• Paul Brousse, Bradley Huff, Jean Zen and Dries Devenyns will never forget the warm welcome of the town of Fougères
• Dries Devenyns needs food after the effort
• Dries Devenyns and his directeur sportif Peter de Maere

Stage 6 - April 29: Allaire - St Jean De La Poterie, 92.8 km

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• David Deroo (VC Roubaix) claims his first international win
• A pure product of the Roubaix school
• Dries Devenyns was honoured to be awarded by Bernard Hinault
• Huff, Brousse, Roelandts and Devenyns listened to Deroo’s comments
• David Deroo is also a good talker

Stage 5 - April 29: Allaire - Allaire ITT, 13.4 km

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• Dries Devenyns has made his teammates happy and excited to defend his leader's jersey for the remaining three stages

Stage 4 - April 28: Hennebont - St-Gildas Des Bois, 153.8 km

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• Race favourite Pavel Brutt fixed his bike himself before the start
• Bradley Huff and Dries Devenyns got to know each other at the back of the podium
• Nice trophy for a stage winner, isn't it?
• Bradley Huff (TIAA-CREF) is the most agressive rider again
• Jurgen Roelandts is well placed every day and now in green
• Dries Devenyns becomes the race leader under the eyes of 'Mr Skoda' Jean-Claude Morel
• Roelandts, Brousse, Devenyns and Huff showed their happiness to the crowd
• Dries Devenyns comes from Kluisbergen in the heart of Flanders

Stage 3 - April 27: Concarneau - Hennebont, 158.3 km

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• The bald guy John Herety was a rider himself before taking Kristian House to a stage win in Tour de Bretagne
• No desperate housewife on the podium
• Paul Brousse of VC Roubaix is the new king of the mountain
• Well placed everyday Peter Velits leads the points competition
• Peter Velits also remains the best young rider
• David Lelay leads the race again
• House, Velits, Lelay and Brousse share the honours

Stage 2 - April 26: Saint-Brieuc - Concarneau, 160.2 km

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• Pavel Brutt leads the strong Tinkoff Russian team
• In Brittany, cycling enthusiasts want spectacle
• Andreï Mizourov wins solo in Concarneau
• British champion Russell Downing (DFL-Cyclingnews) has a stamp on his back
• Breizh Cola is mine, Mizourov says
• Maarten Neyens is the new king of the mountains
• Charles Bradley Huff (TIAA-CREF) leads the hot spot sprints
• David Lelay isn't the race leader anymore but he's got the green jersey
• Peter Velits is the best young rider so far
• Andreï Mizourov is ahead on GC
• The daily honours

Stage 1 - April 25: Saint-Brieuc - Saint-Brieuc, 142 km

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• The main breakaway of the day with Olivier Grammaire, Milan Kadlec and Julien Gonnet
• Pete Latham, the bronze medallist of last year's World's for U23 time trial, was a member of the impressive attack from 12 super strong men
• Stage winner David Lelay received a Breton version of Coca Cola from race organiser Christophe Fossani
• Runner up Peter Velits is already the best young rider
• The three leaders of the day are: David Lelay, Olivier Grammaire and Peter Velits
• South African team Konica-Minolta is beginning their European campign in Brittany