Vladimir Karpets (Caisse d'Epargne)
 
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Start line
 
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A small meeting
 
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Riders line
 
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Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole)
 
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Prudhomme gives encouraging words
 
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Race director Christian Prudhomme
 
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Cofidis' Cristian Moreni
 
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Michael Rasmussen (Rabobank)
 
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Levi Leipheimer (Discovery Channel)
 
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Cristian Moreni (Cofidis)
 
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These Fuentes helpers
 
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The fans don't want doping.
 
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Michael Boogerd (Rabobank)
 
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Fränk Schleck (Team CSC)
 
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Yaroslav Popovych (Discovery Channel)
 
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Zubeldia and Cobo
 
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Carlos Sastre (Team CSC)
 
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Cadel Evans (Predictor-Lotto) 
 
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Sylvain Chavanel (Cofidis)
 
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Vladimir Karpets (Caisse d'Epargne)
 
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Iván Gutiérrez (Caisse d'Epargne)
 
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Patrice Halgand (Crédit Agricole)
 
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Charles Wegelius (Liquigas)
 
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David De La Fuente (Saunier Duval-Prodir)
 
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Manuel Beltrán (Liquigas)
 
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Juan Manuel Gárate (Quickstep-Innergetic)
 
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Chris Horner (Predictor-Lotto)
 
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Iban Mayo (Saunier Duval-Prodir)
 
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Tom Boonen (Quickstep-Innergetic)
 
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Everybody was inside the time limit. What a great day for the sprinters!
 
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Thomas Dekker (Rabobank)
 
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Mauricio Soler (Barloworld)
 
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Fans, and mostly Basque ones
 
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George Hincapie (Discovery Channel)
 
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Denis Menchov (Rabobank)
 
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Marzio Bruseghin (Lampre-Fondital)
 
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Riders have a protest sit-in
 
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The Pyrénées offered a scenic background
 
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Rasmussen wins the stage
 
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Moreni on his final kilometres
 
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The Italian was questioned by police
 
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His whole team Cofidis
 
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Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne)
 
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Fränk Schleck (Team CSC)
 
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Michael Boogerd (Rabobank)
 
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Iban Mayo (Saunier Duval-Prodir)
 
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Kim Kirchen (T-Mobile)
 
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Manuel Beltrán (Liquigas)
 
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Chris Horner (Predictor-Lotto)
 
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Mikel Astarloza (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
 
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Tadej Valjavec (Lampre-Fondital)
 
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Bernhard Kohl (Gerolsteiner)
 
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The stunning view from the top.
 
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The autobus takes in the scenery
 
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The autobus on the last bends
 
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250 metres to go
 
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The speaker of the house.
 
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Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne)
 
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Rasmussen looks back
 
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Time to celebrate
 
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Rasmussen crosses the line
 
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Michael Rasmussen (Rabobank)
 
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The Dane wins his second stage
 
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Leipheimer finished strongly
 
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Contador lost some ground
 
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The Spaniard
 
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Evans is now only concerned
 
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Soler pumps fist
 
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Haimar Zubeldia (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
 
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Cobo did well
 
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Sastre stops the clock
 
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The Caisse duo
 
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Yaroslav Popovych (Discovery Channel)
 
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The first thing on his mind was water.
 
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Fränk Schleck (Team CSC)
 
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'Popo' smiles for the camera.
 
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Leipheimer in the finish
 
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Michael Rasmussen (Rabobank)
 
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The autobus passes
 
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Rasmussen during his late attack
 
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The Dane rode a tactically brilliant race.
 
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Leipheimer guides Contador
 
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Evans fought hard
 
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Soler's fifth secured the lead
 
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Haimar Zubeldia (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
 
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Juan José Cobo (Saunier Duval-Prodir)
 
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Carlos Sastre (Team CSC)
 
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Pereiro and Valverde
 
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Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne)
 
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Leipheimer at the finish.
 
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Boogerd looks beat.
 
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Oscar Pereiro (Caisse d'Epargne)
 
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Rasmussen on the podium
 
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Rasmussen gets another yellow jersey.
 
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Soler smiles on the podium
 
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Contador is the best young rider
 
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One of the groups coming in.
 
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The spectators enjoyed it
 
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The fans were waiting
 
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The 500m sign.
 
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Rasmussen to another victory.
 
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Leipheimer checks on Contador
 
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Soler on a brilliant day for him.
 
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The Caisse d'Epargne
 
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Frankie goes to Aubisque
 
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George Hincapie (Discovery Channel)
 
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800 more metres
 
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Spot with a view
 
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The sun in the back
 
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