Tour de France 2011 Photos; Stage 4: Lorient → Mûr-de-Bretagne, 173 km |
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Despite the rain at the start of the stage in Lorient, jersey leaders Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) and Thor Hushovd (Garmin-Cervelo) were clearly in good spirits | share this photo |
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With 10 km to go, Cadel Evans was caught behind a crashed moto, but after a bike change and some team help he quickly rejoined the peloton | share this photo |
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A panoramic at the base of the finishing "wall", Mûr-de-Bretagne | share this photo |
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The Flamme Rouge; fans waiting at the 1 km to go marker | share this photo |
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Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) was first of the stage favorites to show his cards on the steep 10% section with 1.5 km to go after BMC and Omega Pharma-Lotto kept the pace high leading up to the climb | share this photo |
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The previous photo deserves a closer look. That's some intensity. | share this photo |
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When the climb started to level out to 4%, Cadel Evans (BMC) moved to the front | share this photo |
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Cadel Evans (BMC) followed by Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank), Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto), Dries Devenyns (Quick Step), Frank Schleck (Leopard-Trek), Andreas Kloden (RadioShack) and Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) | share this photo |
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Rigoberto Uran (Sky) leading the next group ahead of... | share this photo |
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Marco Marcato (Vacansoleil), Thor Hushovd (Garmin-Cervelo) and Sammy Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) | share this photo |
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre-ISD) leading the rest of the peloton | share this photo |
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consisting Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack), Andy Scheck (Leopard-Trek) and Chris Horner (RadioShack) who flatted before the finishing climb | share this photo |
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The race to the line with 50m to go | share this photo |
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A climber's sprint finish always provides an opportunity to get off lots of shots... | share this photo |
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This is going to be close | share this photo |
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After a terrific uphill finish, it comes down to a bike throw photo finish between two climbers, Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) and Cadel Evans (BMC) | share this photo |
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Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) thinks his late charge to the line was successful, but Cadel Evans (BMC), in fact, held on for the win | share this photo |
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Good job by race leader Thor Hushovd (Garmin-Cervelo) to finish in the same time with the rest of the exhausted top 10 | share this photo |
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Your stage 4 winner, Cadel Evans (BMC) was thrilled to win such an exciting finish | share this photo |
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As noted by Cadel Evans, a key to his success today was the work of Marcus Burghardt in returning him to the peloton after his crash and the pacesetting work of George Hincapie leading up to the finishing climb | share this photo |
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By finishing in the same time as the stage winner, Thor Hushovd is rewarded with his third Yellow Jersey and will take his slim 1s lead into stage 5. | share this photo |
Tour de France 2011 Photos; Stage 4: Lorient → Mûr-de-Bretagne, 173 km |
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