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2009 TdF, stage 7: Hincapie checks in for a little repair work.

Published Jul 10, 2009

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2009 TdF, stage 7: Feillu and the other eight had more than 13 minutes on the field at one point.

Published Jul 10, 2009

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2009 TdF, stage 7: Cadel Evans tries an attack.

Published Jul 10, 2009

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2009 TdF, stage 7: Contador narrowed the gap, but still missed taking over the jersey.

Published Jul 10, 2009

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2009 TdF, stage 7: Contador showed that he is in fine form.

Published Jul 10, 2009

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2009 TdF, stage 7: Cancellara enjoyed his last day in yellow.

Published Jul 10, 2009

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2009 TdF, stage 7: Friday’s stage began in the heart of Barcelona.

Published Jul 10, 2009

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2009 TdF, stage 7: Seemed like old times, as the Astana crew takes over at the front of the peloton for much of the day.

Published Jul 10, 2009

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Who’da thunk it? No one would have predicted that Nocentini would take yellow when the Tour hit the mountains.

Published Jul 10, 2009

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Vive la France! Feillu’s win makes it two in a row for the host country.

Published Jul 10, 2009

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2009 TdF, stage 7: The day’s 9-man break formed early … and all but one of them held off the peloton.

Published Jul 10, 2009

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2009 TdF, stage 7: Feillu timed his final attack to perfection.

Published Jul 10, 2009

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2009 TdF, stage 7: Nocentini’s caps off a big day for escapees.

Published Jul 10, 2009

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2009 TdF, stage 7: Contador puts the hammer down.

Published Jul 10, 2009

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2009 TdF, stage 7: Feillu got the stage win, Nocentini got the jersey, but Contador was the most impressive.

Published Jul 10, 2009

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2009 Breck Epic, day 5: Tastes best with real maple syrup!

Published Jul 10, 2009

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2009 Breck Epic, day 5: New Belgium’s Skinny Dip.

Published Jul 10, 2009

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2009 Breck Epic, day 5: The start of stage 5.

Published Jul 10, 2009

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2009 Breck Epic, day 5: An empty feedzone awaits hungry racers.

Published Jul 10, 2009

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2009 Breck Epic, day 5: This is what you call a poor man’s massage.

Published Jul 10, 2009

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2009 Breck Epic, day 5: This was the smooth part of the day’s trail.

Published Jul 10, 2009

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2009 Breck Epic, day 5: The double-track climb.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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2009 Breck Epic, day 5: The word epic can’t be overused up here.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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2009 Breck Epic, day 5: The line awaits.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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2009 Breck Epic, day 5: Entering the hike-a-bike section.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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2009 Breck Epic, day 5: The hike-a-bike. At least the view was great.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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2009 Breck Epic, day 5: The hike-a-bike was probably the most painful part of the whole race.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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2009 Breck Epic, day 5: At over 12,000 feet elevation, the racers had little to say to reporters during the hike-a-bike.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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2009 Breck Epic, day 5: Bishop remains solidly atop the standings.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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2009 Breck Epic, day 5: relaxing after the race.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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2009 Breck Epic, day 5: The course brought riders up to tree-line, and then up some more.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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2009 Breck Epic, day 5: The start of the hardest day of the race.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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2009 Breck Epic, day 5: Heading toward the high country.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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2009 Breck Epic, day 5: Singletrack. Remember that word.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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2009 Breck Epic, day 5: A classic Colorado stream crossing.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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2009 Breck Epic, day 5: The way to the fun.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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Sorensen’s stage 5 power readings.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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Sorensen

Published Jul 9, 2009

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BUMPS: Phillip Gaimon on his way to the win at last year’s Mount Washington Hillclimb

Published Jul 9, 2009

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Wilcockson chats with Vande Velde about Friday’s ride to Arcalis.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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Casey Gibson 2009 TdF, stage 6: David Zabriskie on the final climb to the finish.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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Casey Gibson 2009 TdF, stage 6: Bradley Wiggins has a moment with his son before the start.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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Casey Gibson 2009 TdF, stage 6: Slipstream’s base in Europe, Girona, brought out the home town fans.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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Casey Gibson 2009 TdF, stage 6: John Wilcockson does an interview on the fly with Vande Velde

Published Jul 9, 2009

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Casey Gibson 2009 TdF, stage 6: The Spanish police thought there was a parade.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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Casey Gibson 2009 TdF, stage 6: Spanish fans turned out in big numbers at the start.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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Casey Gibson 2009 TdF, stage 6: We had these two special fans early.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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Casey Gibson 2009 TdF, stage 6: The peloton rides high above the Mediterranean.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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Casey Gibson 2009 TdF, stage 6: Tony Martin leads at 750 meters to go, closely followed by Kloden, Freire, and Hushovd.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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Casey Gibson 2009 TdF, stage 6: Neal Rogers and Ryder Hesjedal at the start.

Casey Gibson 2009 TdF, stage 6: Neal Rogers strikes his most serious journalist pose as he gets some inside info from Ryder Hesjedal at the start.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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Casey Gibson 2009 TdF, stage 6: Columbia does a quick wheel change. This time the team car.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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Casey Gibson 2009 TdF, stage 6: There seems to be some disagreement about where we are.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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Casey Gibson 2009 TdF, stage 6: Cancellara is keeping the heat on in yellow.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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Casey Gibson 2009 TdF, stage 6: Nice entry into Barcelona.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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2009 TdF, stage 6: Zabriskie was an early breakaway.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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2009 TdF, stage 6: Vande Velde

Published Jul 9, 2009

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2009 TdF, stage 6: Txerruka and Chavanel in the break.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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2009 TdF, stage 6: Andy Schleck pays a visit to the team car.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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2009 TdF, stage 6: Sastre gets going after his crash.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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2009 TdF, stage 6: Quick Step and Astana share the chase duties.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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2009 TdF, stage 6: Astana’s Popovych leads the chase.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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2009 TdF, stage 6: Millar at the finish.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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2009 TdF, stage 6: Leipheimer, Armstrong and Contador.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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2009 TdF, stage 6: Contador and Armstrong.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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2009 TdF, stage 6: Chavanel leads the escape.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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2009 TdF, stage 6: Chavanel, Auge and Millar in the break.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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2009 TdF, stage 6: The race was held in the Catalonia region of Spain.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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2009 TdF, stage 6: The race leader gets a cleat adjustment mid-race.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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Rain ahead: The Carbone SLR wheel goes in place, and Efimkin is ready to roll to the start, with minutes to spare.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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Rain ahead: Making sure the pads will stay in the carriers by tightening the set screw.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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Rain ahead: A mechanic makes a quick brake pad change on Efimkin’s bike, so he can use Carbon SLR wheels.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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Rain ahead: The Ag2r team has Mavic Cosmic Carbone SLRs set up with Michelin Pro Race clincher tires for rain and spares.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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Rain ahead: Yellow Swiss Stop pads on Efimkin’s bike, for now.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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Rain ahead: Mechanics are half finished swapping wheels and brake pads for the coming wet weather.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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Rain ahead: The new wet weather brake pads required some adjustment after being installed in the pad carriers.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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Rain ahead: The back wheel on Efimkin’s bike is still the Carbone Ultimate in this photo.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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Rain ahead: Efimkin’s front wheel is swapped out and ready to go.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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Rain ahead: Ag2r team mechanics fortunately traveled to the start with a stash of spare brake pads.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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Rain ahead: Jose Luis Arrieta, like his teammate Vladimir Efimkin, changed from all-carbon Carbone Ultimates to Carbon SLRs.

Published Jul 9, 2009

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Rain ahead: The Ag2r-La Mondiale team, like all teams, has a huge supply of spare wheels for all conditions.

Published Jul 9, 2009