Ivan Basso (l)and Damiano Cunego
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Ivan Basso (2nd-l)and Damiano Cunego
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The Japan Cup peloton
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre)
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre) crosses the finish line
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Damiano Cunego sprinting
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Damiano Cunego celebrates
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Damiano Cunego leads
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre) leads the Japan Cup
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre) raises the trophy
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre) is all smiles
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Ivan Basso lines up with his new Liqugas team
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Ivan Basso returns to racing after his doping suspension.
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Basso's Cannondale
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The Liquigas team is presented
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Lampre takes the lead in the peloton
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Ivan Basso makes his return to the sport with Liquigas
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The peloton hits the climb.
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The favourites keep an eye on each other
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Liqugas works to set up Basso.
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Ivan Basso leads the breakaway
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Cunego powers away from Visconti
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre)
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The sprint for fifth
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Hundreds of fans lined up
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Giovanni Visconti (Quick Step), Damiano Cunego (Lampe) and Ivan Basso (Liqugas)
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Ivan Basso (Liquigas) got a warm reception.
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Liqugas heads the peloton.
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Ivan Basso of Team Liquigas
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Cunego optimistic
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Basso mounts his fancily painted
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Cunego heading to the start
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The start of the Japan Cup Cycle race.
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Early on, the race was calm
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Race impressions
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Basso on the move
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The move of the day
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The chasers did not get back up
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Ivan Basso in his first race back
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The sprint in full swing
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre) wins the three-up sprint
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Cunego celebrates his win
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Visconti congratulates Cunego
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The podium with winner Cunego (centre)
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There was a great spectator turnout
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The KOM points were hotly contested
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Cunego's form points towards
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Cunego enjoyed the night
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Basso gives autographs
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Cunego ready to jump
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Visconti in the centre
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Scarselli, Visconti and Proni sit tight
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Visconti and Proni hit the stores
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Now Cunego was really eager to get out
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Cunego checks his email
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The ped zone
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Basso on the hotel's balcony
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Basso's artsy bicycle
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A good paint job!
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Liquigas is presented
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The Lampre squad at the presentation.
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Coming through
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Ivan Basso in Japanese lettering
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Cunego (l) and Basso at the press conference.
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Cunego and Basso.
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Basso with a Japanese comedian
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The Lampre team heads out
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Basso ready to roll
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Basso working out on the bike path
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Basso was happy to be back
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Roberto Bettini, the man behind the camera, poses
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Basso finally got to pin
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He was visibly happy
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Ivan Basso and Kjell Carlström (Liquigas)
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Giovanni Visconti (Quick Step) ready
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The line-ups with birth dates
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The poster from the Japan Cup 2008. (Photo: Francis Cerny)
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The reception desk in the race hotel
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Chinese Fuyu Li from the Trek – Marco Polo Cycling Team
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Malaysian Loh Sea Keong from the Trek – Marco Polo Cycling Team
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Ivan Basso training on the rollers
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Ivan Basso smiling while training on the rollers
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Thomas Voeckler (Bouygues Telecom), Ivan Basso (Liquigas)
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The Liquigas Team training at the circuit
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The Trek – Marco Polo Cycling Team training
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Jai Crawford (Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team) aiming
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The Lampre Team training in a typical
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Giovanni Visconti and his Quick Step team
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Alessandro Proni from the Quick Step team loves
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The special bicycle for the Japan Cup
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Details of the Japanese painting
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The Trek – Marco Polo Cycling Team
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The top-favourites for the Japan Cup
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The peloton at the start of the Japan Cup
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The peloton ready to start the Japan Cup.
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The field stretched out
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Japanese cycling fans
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In Japanese races the angel and devil
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Huge crowds came out to watch
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The field going into the feed zone.
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Damiano Cunego beats Giavanni Visconti and Ivan Basso
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Damiano Cunego celebrates his victory
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What is left over from the peloton
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