Alberto Contador (Discovery Channel)
 
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Leipheimer fan club
 
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Contador and Rasmussen
 
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Antonio Colom (Astana)
 
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Michael Rasmussen (Rabobank)
 
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Cadel Evans (Predictor-Lotto)
 
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Christophe Moreau (Ag2r Prévoyance)
 
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Alberto Contador (Discovery Channel)
 
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Michael Rasmussen (Rabobank)
 
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Contador showed class
 
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Contador on the podium
 
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Rasmussen got second
 
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Soler rode great
 
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Levi Leipheimer (Discovery Channel)
 
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Leipheimer passed Klöden
 
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Carlos Sastre (Team CSC)
 
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Evans and Klöden
 
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Cadel Evans (Predictor-Lotto)
 
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Colom leads in team-mate Kashechkin
 
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Andrey Kashechkin (Astana)
 
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Yaroslav Popovych (Discovery Channel)
 
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A pat on the 'Popo'
 
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Caisse d'Epargne rode together
 
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Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne)
 
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David Millar (Saunier Duval-Prodir)
 
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The Scot is fighting a skin allergy
 
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The whole Saunier Duval team
 
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Andreas Klöden (Astana)
 
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George Hincapie (Discovery Channel)
 
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Michael Rasmussen was doing fine today
 
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The main contenders early
 
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Hincapie worked for the team
 
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The fans came in masses and saw
 
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The French and Norwegian
 
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Rasmussen was well protected
 
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The Dutch team would love to win
 
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Thomas Dekker's tongue hangs out
 
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Rasmussen, the former mountain biker
 
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Mauricio Soler (Barloworld)
 
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Cadel Evans (Predictor-Lotto)
 
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Andreas Klöden (Astana)
 
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Oscar Pereiro (Caisse d'Epargne)
 
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Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne)
 
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Iban Mayo struggled on the first climb
 
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Discovery Channel rode well
 
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The American champion rode for three domestiques today.
 
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John Gadret (Ag2r Prévoyance)
 
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Jens Voigt (Team CSC)
 
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Kim Kirchen (T-Mobile)
 
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Tadej Valjavec (Lampre-Fondital)
 
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Iban Mayo (Saunier Duval-Prodir)
 
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Alberto Contador (Discovery Channel)
 
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Michael Rasmussen (Rabobank)
 
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Rasmussen on the podium.
 
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And yet another toy
 
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The scenery was stunning
 
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The Pyrénées offer incredible
 
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Rasmussen looked relaxed most of the stage.
 
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The Dane wears yellow proudly.
 
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Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) thought his last season
 
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Alberto Contador (Discovery Channel) seems to smile
 
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Contador relaxes during the stage
 
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The Saunier Duval train
 
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And the Dutch equivalent of Rabobank
 
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A stunning arch that the riders came by.
 
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The peloton on the early slopes
 
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Contador takes the stage ahead of the yellow jersey.
 
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Klodoen douses himself with water, a common sight today.
 
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Rasmussen attacked a few times 
 
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Geraint Thomas recieves some mechanical help from the team car.
 
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The peloton making its way along this beautiful river.
 
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