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Tour of Britain - 2.1
Great Britain, August 30-September 4, 2005
Photography
Stage 6 - September 4: London-London, 60km
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- Luca Paolini (Quick Step) takes the win on the final stage
- They call her 'Signed Sammy'... and there's no reason to explain why!
- Eric Baumann (T-Mobile) looks very satisfied to win the sprint competition
- Nick Nuyens (Quick Step) wins the Tour of Britain
- Paolini and Nuyens (Quick Step) ride together during the final stage
- Mick Rogers and Luca Paolini (Quick Step) ride together like they have all week
- Time for some Italian celebrations even with Roger Hammond on his tail
- Luca Paolini wins the final stage of the Tour of Britain, held in London
- Quick Step wrap up the points and leaders' jerseys with Paolini and Nuyens doing the business
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- Eurosport's irrepressible David "Duffers" Duffield is fit for the Worlds! He has recovered from the high blood pressure that's kept him away from the Vuelta
- British Champ Russell Downing (recycling.co.uk) shows off the scars from his crash earlier in the week.
- Former Cofidis pro and Olympic medallist Rob Hayles (recycling.co.uk) gives an interview while getting oiled up - that's multi-tasking!
- Johan Museeuw still looks like he could win it, and has helped Quick Step perform so well this week
- World TT champ Mick Rogers (Quick Step) has worked hard for the team all tour
- Great Britain's Roger Hammond chats to recently retired Max Sciandri
- Naturalised Belgian Matt Gilmore looks like he'd rather be on the track! His form's building nicely for the winter...
- Bram Schmitz (T-Mobile) waits for the start of the London stage
- Stage winner Luca Paolini seems to have done it all without his back wheel!
- The UCI's Pat McQuaid chats to Eurosport's David Duffield
- Stage and points winner Luca Paolini celebrates with overall winner Nick Nuyens
- Roger Hammond was third on today's stage
- The four jersey winners (l-r): Eric Baumann (T-Mobile), Nick Nuyens (Quick Step), Julian Winn (Wales) and Luca Paolini (Quick Step) let rip with the champagne as London's Mayor Ken Livingstone looks on.
- Luca Paolini breaks that unwritten rule and lets the podium girls have it!
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- Dean Downing (recycling.co.uk) whizzes by in London
- Dean Downing gets out of the saddle
- Ryan Cox (Barloworld-Valsir) doing his thing in the London criterium
- Roger Hammond (Great Britain National Team) has been prominent all week in his home race
- Kevin Van Impe (Chocolade Jacques) does the 'Moreau salute'
- Nick Nuyens (Quick Step) rides in yellow
- A great day in London... and surprise surprise - no rain!
- London can look great in summer espcially when the sun in shining!
- Julian Winn (Wales) did well to secure the mountains classification win
- Davide Bramati (Quick Step) during the final stage in London
- Luca Paolini (Quick Step) on his way to securing the green points jersey
- Eric Baumann (T-Mobile) had a great week in Britain, taking the sprinter's jersey
- Luca Paolini (Quick Step) was impressive as he won the final stage
- Mick Rogers (Quick Step) was integral to the team's success in Britain
- Serguei Ivanov (T-Mobile) during the final stage in London
- Big Ben! Big race!
- Big Ben kept watch over the riders through Westminster
- Historic Westminster was a great backdrop for the stage around London
- The recycling.co.uk riders swarm around this corner
- Tobias Steinhauser (T-Mobile) rounds this corner very smoothly
- The London Eye provided a great backdrop for some super racing
- Mark Cavendish (Great Britain National Team) after his crash
Stage 5 - September 3: Birmingham ITT, 4km
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- Kurt-Asle Arvesen (CSC) took second in the time trial
- Michael Rogers (Quick Step) came in fifth today
- Michael Rogers (Quick Step) pushes hard on his way to fifth place in the tt
- Michael Bladzun (CSC) came in third
- Michael Bladzun (CSC) finised the day behind teammate Arvesen
- Nick Nuyens (Quick Step) wins the stage 5 time trial
- A top-drawer ride from Nick Nuyens means he's still overall leader
- That was tough! Michael Bladzun (CSC) finishes his time trial
- Nuyens finishes the time trial
- That one belongs to me! Nick Nuyens looks pleased with his effort
- Reena, one of the T-Mobile ladies doesn't look too happy to be in Birmingham
- Hello boys! One of the T-Mobile ladies glances across from the podium
- There's a smile... from Reena - maybe she likes it after all
- Adding a bit of glamour to Birmingham is the job of the T-Mobile promo ladies
- He loves that podium! Nick Nuyens on the podium as stage winner
- Paul Manning (Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed) took fourth on the time trial stage
- Eric Baumann (T-Mobile) on the podium again
- Luca Paolini (Quick Step) still leads the points competition
- Nick Nuyens (Quick Step) stays in yellow and is joined by the mayor of Birmingham (right) on the podium
Stage 4 - September 2: Buxton - Nottingham, 195km
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- The break - Serguei Ivanov (T-Mobile), Evan Oliphant (Scotland), Kazuo Inoue (Jpn), and Paul Manning (Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed) got away early and stayed away
- Thepeloton makes its way through big crowds
- The peloton rolls along
- The peloton seemed content to enjoy teh sunshine and let teh break stay away.
- Serguei Ivanov (T-Mobile) leads Evan Oliphant (Scotland) in the break
- Serguei Ivanov (T-Mobile) gets the win from the four-man break
- Serguei Ivanov (T-Mobile) triumphant
- Serguei Ivanov (T-Mobile) celebrates
- ToB podium girls prove that not all Brits are pale and pasty!
- Luca Paolini (Quick Step) wins the bunch sprint for fifth
- Serguei Ivanov (T-Mobile) celebrates his stage victory
- Eric Baumann (T-Mobile) in the jersey for best sprinter
- A big turn out for the finish in Nottingham
- The jersey wearers - Julian Winn (Wales, mountains); Luca Paolini (Quick Step-Innergetic, points) Eric Baumann (T-Mobile, sprint) and Nick Nuyens (Quick Step-Innergetic, overall)
- A champagne shower as donated by the jersey wearers
Stage 3 - September 1: Leeds - Sheffield, 160km
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- Koji Fukushima and Bethany, a young British cycling fan
- Barloworld have brought a young team to the Tour of Britain
- She LOVES the Tour of Britain
- Coming to the KOM finish along the stage 3 route
- Now I'm going to EAT you! Roger Hammond sends out a warning to his rivals
- T-Mobile is everywhere... at the Tour of Britain
- Heading up to the Cow and Calf which was one of the KOM points
- Tobias Steinhauser (T-Mobile) looks comfortable during stage 3
- Michael Rogers (Quickstep) leads teammate Nick Nuyens up this climb up Holm Moss
- Eric Baumann (T-Mobile) works hard during stage 3
- Bridgestone Anchor riders kept themselves hidden within the field during stage 3
- The machine that is Roger Hammond works hard during stage 3
- Michael Bladzun (CSC) puts in a big effort during stage 3
- Nick Nuyens (Quickstep) still in yellow during stage 3
- Russell Downing (recycling.co.uk) and Julian Winn (Wales) climb together on stage 3
- Luca Paolini (Quickstep) on the podium
- Eric Baumann (T-Mobile) retains the sprinter's jersey after stage 3
- Eric Baumann (T-Mobile) looking pretty happy with himself after another good stage
- Nick Nuyens (Quickstep) on the podium and retains the race lead
- She LOVES the Tour of Britain too... and so say all of us!
- Luca Paolini (Quickstep) wins stage 3 of the Tour of Britain
- Riders head up another climb on what was a tough day of riding
- Let her rip! Nuyens and Paolini let go with the champagne
Stage 2 - August 31: Carlisle - Blackpool, 160km
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- Shinichi Fukushima and Russell Downing pose together before the stage start
- The break gets away with Rob Sharman (Recycling.co.uk), then Kevin van Impe (Chocolades Jacques) and Roger Hammond (Discovery Channel)
- The Quickstep boys lead the peloton and protect Nick Nuyens in the process
- Roger Hammond (Discovery Channel) wins stage 2
- Oh yeah! Hammond's happy to take the win on stage 2
- Eric Baumann (T-Mobile) gets amongst it in the sprint for minor placings
- Nick Nuyens (Quickstep) in yellow and looking comfortable in the jersey
Stage 1 - August 30: Glasgow - Castle Douglas, 185km
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- Watch out for this one... she's sure to be a press girl in years to come
- The T-Mobile squad in Britain for what is an increasingly important race on riders' calendars
- The peloton rolls through Glasgow
- There was some amazing scenery along the route of stage 1 through Scotland
- The break got a healthy lead on stage 1 before being caught
- The break as seen from the chasers' perspective
- Tobias Steinhauser looked strong during stage 1
- The sprint in Cumnock wasn't a rushed affair
- The Japan-based Bridgestone squad are in Britain with some quality riders
- Michael Rogers (Quickstep) will be looking for some strong results in Britain
- Eric Baumann (T-Mobile) rode solidly today
- The sprint at Kirkconnell was a little more urgent than Cumnock
- Roger Hammond (GB National Team) does some work at the front
- The awesome Drumlanrig castle provides a great backdrop to the race
- Tobias Steinhauser (T-Mobile) looks focussed during the first stage
- Nick Nuyen (Quickstep) is a very happy boy as he takes the win on stage 1
- Eric Baumann (T-Mobile) leads the sprints classification
- Nuyens in yellow after stage 1 of the Tour of Britain
- Navigators stagiare Peter Mazur gives it his all during the first stage
