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Casey B. Gibson gallery: Tour de France stage 18

Casey B. Gibson stocks up on sunflowers during stage 18 of the 2012 Tour de France

Photo: Casey B. Gibson

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Mountains leader Thomas Voeckler and the famous sunflowers. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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Photographers try to get just the right angle on the sunflowers. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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Bradley Wiggins seems to like putting on that jersey. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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The most popular man in France meets President Francois Hollande. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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Fans young and old were out for stage 18 of the Tour. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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A marching band welcomed us this morning with John Philip Sousa’s “Stars and Stripes Forever.” Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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RadioShack’s Yaroslav Popovych at the 2012 Tour de France.
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Organizers brought in the B-team podium girls after stage 18. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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The peloton takes up the chase, with a combination of victory-hungry teams on the front. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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Omega Pharma-Quick Step takes the front early in the stage. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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The president of the French Republic, Francois Hollande, stopped by to see the race. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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Homage to past heroes. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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The rainbow jersey is finally back on the podium, and quite happy about it. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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The break gets word on its gap from the time board. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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Bradley Wiggins fans have hopes for a Tour/Olympics double, though Mark Cavendish may have something to say about that. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

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