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62nd Tour de Romandie - ProT
Switzerland, April 29-May 4, 2008
Photography
Stage 5 - May 4: Le Bouveret - Lausanne, 159.4km
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- Daniele Bennati (Liquigas) wins the final stage near Lake Geneva, in Lausanne
- A smiling Bennati crosses the line in first.
- Bennati wins the final dash in Lausanne.
- Andreas Klöden (Astana) takes the overall and is now lookin gforward to the Giro
Stage 4 - May 3: Sion - Zinal, 126.5km
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- The pack passes by the pyramid of Euseigne, natural formations made of columns of stone.
- Italian Francesco De Bonis of Gerolsteiner celebrates as he wins the fourth and penultimate stage.
- Overall leader German of Astana is kissed by the podium women.
- Overall leader German Andreas Kloeden (center) rides behind French Sandy Casar (left) and Czech Roman Kreuziger at the finish.
Stage 3 - May 2: Sion - Sion, 18.8km - ITT
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- Andreas Klöden gets the yellow jersey which he holds by just five seconds over last year's winner, Thomas Dekker.
- Andreas Klöden (Astana) powers to the stage win and into the overall lead.
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- Robbie McEwan (Silence-Lotto) had a morale boosting sprint victory yesterday, but what's that he's riding?
- It looks to us like Robbie's riding an unpainted all-new Ridley Dean time trial frame.
- Nick Nuyens (Cofidis) is all smiles as he warms up in the Swiss sunshine.
- Robbie McEwan (Silence-Lotto) doesn't have a spare time trial bike. No matter, his new improved Noah looks aerodynamic enough.
- Daniele Righi (Lampre) will get round today's course more than two minutes slower than winner Andreas Klöden.
- Jerome Coppel (la Française des Jeux) borrows the shade of the Rabobank bus to warm up in.
- La Française des Jeux is a family team, so much so that French cyclocross champion Francis Mourey has brought his young son along.
- Team CSC warms up in formation.
- John Gadret (AG2R-Prevoyance) is another cyclocross specialist, but also excels in the high mountains.
- World Madison champions Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish (both High Road) started just a minute apart but resisted the temptation to practice their handslings in today's time trial.
- Ian McKissick (BMC Racing) has finished his ride and is negotiating his way back to the team's hotel in the centre of Sion.
Stage 2 - May 1: Moutier - Fribourg, 170.0km
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- Robbie McEwen (Silence Lotto) gets his first victory of the 2008 season in Friborg.
- Robbie McEwen and Daniele Bennati go head to head in the final sprint of stage two of Tour of Romandie.
Stage 1 - April 30: Morges - Saignelégier, 182.4km
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- Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana wins stage one of the Tour of Romandie.
- Iglinsky gives the standard Astana salute - pointing to the team logo to indicate that the embattled team is the best.
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- Maxim Iglinsky (Astana ) takes stage 1 in wet conditions.
- Michael Albasini (Liquigas) took the yellow jersey in his home country.
- Denis Menchov (Rabobank) was bundled up against the elements.
- Vila in front and Possoni during their break.
- A jubilant Iglinsky takes the sprint.
Prologue - April 29: Genčve - Genčve, 1.9km
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- Mark Cavendish (High Road) takes the first yellow leader's jersey.
- Mark Cavendish (High Road) puts the hammer down on his way to the prologue win.
- Daniele Bennati (Liquigas) took a close second to Cavendish.
- Michael Albasini (Liquigas) rounded out the podium in third.
- Last year's winner Thomas Dekker (Rabobank) kept himself within shouting distance of the lead.
