Tour de Suisse (2011) Photos; Stage 4: Grindelwald → Huttwil, 198 km |
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The Little Prince, Damiano Cunego (Lampre-ISD), looking big at the start in Grindelwald, the finish host for yesterday's thrilling mountain stage | share this photo |
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Picturesque country near Spiez | share this photo |
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The peloton making its way north on a typically, well-maintained Swiss road | share this photo |
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Today's main break consisting of Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step), Lloyd Mondory (AG2R La Mondiale) and Cesare Benedetti (Team NetApp) | share this photo |
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Another picturesque Swiss landscape shot from today's action in the Bern canton | share this photo |
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The pace picked up as we approached the host finish town, Huttwil | share this photo |
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The cluttered finish in Huttwil where the race would pass through twice | share this photo |
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The three man break made it to Huttwil | share this photo |
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but they were caught by the peloton on the finishing circuit | share this photo |
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Race leader Damiano Cunego (Lampre-ISD) and Brothers Schleck (Leopard-Trek) nestled in the pack | share this photo |
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After Jens Voigt was caught, Stuart O'Grady (Leopard-Trek) put in a dig with 500m to go | share this photo |
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The pace on the lumpy circuit with a slight (2%) uphill finish was too much for Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) | share this photo |
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Two riders put a sizable gap (5-6 bike lengths) on the field during the slightly uphill finish | share this photo |
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The World Champ, Thor Hushovd (Garmin), gets his first win of the year ahead of yesterday's mountain stage winner, Peter Sagan (Liquigas) who looks around at the big gap | share this photo |
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Thor Hushovd and the usual winner's gesticulation | share this photo |
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Your stage 4 winner, Thor Hushovd, celebrating his first win since capturing the Rainbow Jersey last September in Australia | share this photo |
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The Little Prince dwarfed by the podium "girls" and the Wurth Teddie Bear; Damiano Cunego maintained his race lead today | share this photo |
Tour de Suisse (2011) Photos; Stage 4: Grindelwald → Huttwil, 198 km |
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