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38th Etoile de Bessèges - 2.1

France, February 6-10, 2008

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Stage 4 - February 9: Allègre les Fumades - Allègre les Fumades, 151km

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• The escape is led by Hervé Duclos-Lassale and Cyrille Monnerais
• The overall leader remains Iouri Trofimov the Russian of the French Bouygues Telecom team.

Stage 2 - February 7: Nîmes - Saint Ambroix, 149km

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• Stefan Van Dijk storms to the line besting Estonian Erki Pütsep.
• Stefan Van Dijk (Mitsubishi - Jartazi) wins stage two.
• Stefan Van Dijk took the stage , but Jan Kuyckx kept the leader's jersey

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• Riders enjoying the sun in southern France.
• Going through the feed zone of stage two.
• The peloton streams along.
• French Champion Christophe Moreau (Agritubel) flying the national jersey.
• Building form – Christophe Moreau (Agritubel) rides in stage two.
• Stefan Van Dijck (Mitsubishi-Jartazi) wins stage two.
• Former Dutch Champion Stefan Van Dijck (Mitsubishi-Jartazi) wins stage two over Erki Pütsep (Bouygues Telecom)

Stage 1 - February 6: Grau du Roi - Grau du Roi, 154km

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• Giani Meersman (FdJ) couldn't quite get the better of Jan Kuyckx (Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner)
• Jan Kuyckx (Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner) takes the win on stage one of the Etoile de Bessèges

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• Franck Vandenbroucke (Mitsubishi) at the start.
• Franck Vandenbroucke tries out racing for the second time this season.
• Thomas Voeckler (Bouygues Telecom) sitting in.
• The peloton rounds a bend.
• The Bretagne Armor Lux team heads the peloton.
• French champion Christophe Moreau leads the chase.
• Kuyckx dons the orange jersey of race leader after winning stage one.
• The peloton begins to chase.