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Tour de Suisse (2012) Photos; Stage 1: Lugano, 7.3 km (TT)

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Peter Sagan on the climb before the twisty descent. The 7.3 km course was the same as last year.share this photo

Peter Sagan was only one or two seconds off his teammate's, Moreno Moser, best intermediate time at the top of the climbshare this photo
Thanks to a balanced climbing and descending performance on the TT bike, Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) beat the home favorite, Fabian Cancellara with a time of 9:43share this photo

Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack-Nissan) was 4s slower than Sagan and 5s slower than his winning time from last year on the same Lugano courseshare this photo
The surprise of the day was 21 year-old Moreno Moser (Liquigas-Cannondale) who held the early lead for most of the stage. He settled for 3rd + 7s.share this photo

Sprinters often to well in short prologues but this course was 7.3 km long with a climb and a technical descent. Stage 1 winner, Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale), is now one of the most well-rounded riders of his generation.share this photo
Winning the stage 1 TT/prologue, of course, gives 23 year old Peter Sagan the first Yellow Jerseyshare this photo

And more kissesshare this photo
Podium kiss close-upshare this photo

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Mixed among the Reuters' Tour de Suisse photos today were a bunch of photos from the World Naked Bike Ride from around the globe. (This one's from Madrid). World Naked Bike Ride is an international clothing-optional bike ride in which participants plan, meet and ride together en masse to "deliver a vision of a cleaner, safer, body-positive world."share this photo

Tour de Suisse (2012) Photos; Stage 1: Lugano, 7.3 km (TT)

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