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Tour de France

VeloNews Road Road Racing Tour de France

Gallery: 2015 Tour de France, stage 2

Tim De Waele was out in the breeze with the bunch as they fought the blustery Dutch winds

Photo: TDW

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And they’re off! The peloton leaves Utrecht. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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The fans give them a good sendoff. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Sorry, this is not a triathlon. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Still, it proved to be a good day to keep a boat handy. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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The break du jour. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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BMC rallied around race leader Rohan Dennis early on. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Alberto Contador and his Tinkoff-Saxo mates were vigilant throughout, and it paid off. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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It was a breezy day. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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With the wind came the rain. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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The lead group quickly worked to put time on the chasers. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Joaquim Rodriguez and Nairo Quintana were among those having a bad day on stage 2. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Vincenzo Nibali tried to make it to the lead group on his own, but couldn’t get there. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Zdenek Stybar and Manuel Quinziato work to pile time on the pursuit. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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The bike throws at the line saw Mark Cavendish off the podium and out of the bonuses, which put Fabian Cancellara in the yellow jersey. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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André Greipel takes the victory. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Etixx-Quick-Step did a lot of work and came away empty-handed. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Peter Sagan had a mechanical and had to chase back to the lead group. He still managed to finish second. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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A tough day at the office for race leader Rohan Dennis, who took one for the team. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Tejay van Garderen did well to stick close to the other candidates for the overall victory. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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André Greipel got the win and the green jersey. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
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Fabian Cancellara, perhaps riding his last Tour, enjoys a moment in yellow. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

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