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63rd Paris-Nice - ProTour

France, March 6-13, 2005

Photography

Prologue - Sunday, March 6: Issy-les-Moulineaux, 4km
Stage 1 - Monday, March 7: Etampes - Chabris, 186.5km
Stage 2 - Tuesday, March 8: Aigueperse - Thiers, 46.5 km
Stage 3 - Wednesday, March 9: Thiers - Craponne-sur-Arzon, 118 km
Stage 4 - Thursday, March 10: Saint-Peray - Montélimar, 101km
Stage 5 - Friday, March 11: Rognes - Toulon (Mont-Faron), 172.5km
Stage 6 - Saturday, March 12: La Crau - Cannes, 184km
Stage 7 - Sunday, March 13: Nice - Nice, 135km

Stage 7 - Sunday, March 13: Nice - Nice, 135km

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Stage 6 - Saturday, March 12: La Crau - Cannes, 184km

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Stage 5 - Friday, March 11: Rognes - Toulon (Mont-Faron), 172.5km

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Images by Hedwig Kröner/Cyclingnews.com

Images by Mark Hazelton

Stage 4 - Thursday, March 10: Saint-Peray - Montélimar, 101km

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Stage 3 - Wednesday, March 9: Thiers - Craponne-sur-Arzon, 118 km

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Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti

  • Everyone's a sprinter, but Vicente Reynes (Illes Balears) has the last laugh in Craponne-sur-Arzon.
  • Tom Boonen's beard isn't slowing him down one bit, as he holds onto the overall lead after Stage 3.

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Stage 2 - Tuesday, March 8: Aigueperse - Thiers, 46.5 km

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Images by Jean Francois Quenet

  • Lance Armstrong made himself popular with the kids from the cycling school of La Châtre
  • Andy Flickinger of Ag2r turned himself into a mechanic at the gathering in La Châtre 4 hours prior to the real start of stage 2

Stage 1 - Monday, March 7: Etampes - Chabris, 186.5km

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Images by Jean Francois Quenet

Prologue - Sunday, March 6: Issy-les-Moulineaux, 4km

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Images by Luc Claessen/cyclingnews.com/actiefotos.be

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Images by Régis Garnier /www.velofotopro.fr.st

Images by Tim Maloney/cyclingnews.com

Images by Alain Quenderf