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37th Grenoble Six Day - 6D

Grenoble, France, October 25-30, 2007

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Day 6 - October 30: ,

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• Dimitri Defauw pushes for the line in the Points Race.
• Michael Morkov, Alex Rasmussen and Grégory Baugé work together to set the best time for the night’s Team Sprint.
• Marco Villa (foreground), Michael Morkov (middle) and Fabio Masotti (background) get ready for the final Madison.
• Alex Rasmussen slings Michael Morkov into the fray.
• Alexander Aeschbach trades off with Dimitri Defauw.

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• Alois Kankovsky leads Alexander Aeschbach through the start/finish.
• Rasmussen (left) and Morkov (right) celebrate their victory.
• Rasmussen and Morkov atop the awards podium

Day 5 - October 29: ,

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• Pro Sprinters await the start of the Keirin.
• Marco Villa and Pert Lazar line up for the start of the first Pro Six-Day race.
• Alexander Aeschbach looks across the infield during the 36 lap points race.
• Michael Morkov waves to the crowd after receiving the leader’s jersey.
• 6 Jours Cyclistes de Grenoble comes with its own band, led by drummer Jean-Pierre Franck.

Day 4 - October 28: ,

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• Arnaud Tournant (left) and Mickaël d’Almeida prepare to face each other in the first round of match sprints.
• Tournant leads d’Almeida through the first lap.
• Jérôme Neuville prepares to sling team-mate Marco Villa into the action during the Madison as Pierre-Luc Perichon looks on.
• Pert Lazar hard at work during the Madison.
• Neuville completes an exchange with Villa as Morgan Lamoisson (in red) focuses ahead.
• Marco Villa leads Pert Lazar through the front stretch.
• Preparing to head back out.

Day 3 - October 27: ,

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• Thirty-six thousand oysters were consumed at the event in 2006.
• It wouldn’t be fine dining in France without this.
• The aerial acrobat troupe Duo Image showing why they eat after performing.
• Duo Image at a slower moment.
• Alex Rasmussen leads Steven Deneef in the Madison.
• Michael Morkov watches Czech rider Pert Lazar pass on the high side during the Madison.
• Italian Marco Villa (left) and Frenchman Jérôme Neuville (right) receive the combined GC/points jersey and bouquets after the Madison.
• Arnaud Tournant leads Grégory Baugé over the line while setting up for the final lap.
• Arnaud Tournant setting a new record in the No Limit balancing competition.