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Tour of Belgium - 2.HC
Belgium, May 27-31, 2009
Photography
Stage 4 - May 30: Fléron-Fléron, 174.5km
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- Greg Van Avermaet (Silence-Lotto) leads Dominique Cornu (Quick Step) in the breakaway.
- The peloton was shattered during the 174.5 km stage four.
- Belgian Bert De Waele (Landbouwkrediet-Colnago) out paces his rivals to win the stage.
- Bert De Waele (Landbouwkrediet-Colnago) takes to the podium following his stage victory.
- Dutch rider Lars Boom (Rabobank) has taken over the black race leader's jersey.
- Lars Boom (Rabobank) also holds the young rider's classification.
- Borut Bozic (Vacansoleil) holds the sprint classification lead.
Stage 3 - May 29: Knokke-Heist - Temse, 181.7km
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Stage 2 - May 28: Buggenhout - Knokke-Heist, 191.8km
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- Sergei Ivanov (Katusha) looking pleased with himself as he heads to the start as Tour leader.
- Klaas Vantornout (Sunweb Projob) in his cyclo-cross off season.
- Stef Clement (Rabobank)
- Dutch champion Lars Boom (Rabobank) heads to the start.
- Gert Steegmans (Katusha) looking unhappy with the weather.
- Niels Albert (BKCP Powerplus) fuels up for the long haul ahead.
- Red Yersey Sep Vanmarcke (Topsport Vlaanderen).
- Blue Jersey and Belgian champion Jurgen Roelandts (Silence Lotto)
- Robbie McEwen (Katusha) is looking for a field sprint.
- Yellow Yersey and Slovenian champion Borut Bozic (Vacansoleil).
- Nick Nuyens (Rabobank) was on the offensive in stage 1.
- Greg Van Avermaet (Silence Lotto) looking happy to be racing on home turf.
- Black Yersey and Russian champion Sergei Ivanov (Katusha) leads the Tour of Belgium
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- Sven Vanthourenhout (Sunweb Projob) in agony after crashing in the finale.
- A nasty crash spoiled the sprint behind winner Borut Bozic of Vacansoleil.
- Borut Bozic (Vacansoleil) takes the second stage in a sprint.
- Klaas Lodewijc (Topsport Vlaanderen) is taken away in a stretcher after crashing in the sprint.
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- Serguei Ivanov (Team Katusha) looked focused in the leader's jersey.
- The classification leaders wait for the second stage to start.
- Riders don't look to be in a hurry to get anyway as the gun is fired.
- Fabio Negri (LPR Brakes) lead the five man break away which spent most of the day away.
- Team Katusha controls the action back at the front of the peloton.
- Alberto Ongarato (LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini) looks shocked as Borut Bozic (Vacansoleil) took the stage victory.
- Borut Bozic (Vacansoleil) smiles as he takes over the race leader's jersey...
- ...and claims the sprinter's jersey too.
Stage 1 - May 27: Tervuren - Tervuren, 185.4km
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- Serguei Ivanov (Katusha) soloed to the win and the lead in the first stage of the Tour of Belgium
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- Eddy Merckx fires the starting gun at the Tour of Belgium's opening stage.
- The peloton rolls away from the start of the 185.4km opening stage in Tervuren.
- The race director watches from his Nissan during the opening stage.
- Russian Serguei Ivanov (Team Katusha) beats the Belgians in their home tour.
- Jurgen Roelandts (Silence-Lotto) smiles with disappointment as Serguei Ivanov (Team Katusha) claims victory.
- Two sets of very well toned, yet in very different ways, legs.
- Serguei Ivanov (Team Katusha) celebrates his stage victory on the podium.
- Serguei Ivanov (Team Katusha) collects his trophy after winning the opening stage.
- Black is the new yellow: Serguei Ivanov (Team Katusha) leads both the sprint and general classifications.
- Okay, so yellow is the new yellow too. Race leader Serguei Ivanov (Team Katusha) in the leader's jersey.
