Tour of California (2012) Photos; Stage 1: Santa Rosa → Santa Rosa, 116 mi |
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Tom Boonen signs-in for his first race since winning Tour of Flanders over a month ago | share this photo |
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Local boy Levi Leipheimer was clearly the crowd favorite | share this photo |
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Levi Leipheimer getting focused for his first race since breaking his leg prior to Tour of the Basque Country | share this photo |
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The rollout from Santa Rosa | share this photo |
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The peloton passing Sonoma County vineyeards | share this photo |
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The main break of the day was allowed a gap | share this photo |
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RadioShack-Nissan's Ben King at the front of the peloton | share this photo |
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George Hincapie (BMC) warned his teammates of some of the technical roads up ahead | share this photo |
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Levi Leipheimer went to the front of the peloton at points... like a tour guide | share this photo |
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Jens Voigt and Tom Boonen | share this photo |
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The break returning from the first of two separate Santa Rosa circuits | share this photo |
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The peloton on scenic Highway 1, the Sonoma county coastal road | share this photo |
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Liquigas at the front of the chase along Hwy 1 | share this photo |
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Liquigas' Timothy Duggan at the front of the chase helping to bring down the gap | share this photo |
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The peloton turning back inland on Colemen Valley Rd | share this photo |
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The peloton climbing Colemen Valley Rd | share this photo |
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Ben Jacques-Maynes (Bissell) at the front of the break before it was reeled in | share this photo |
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The sprint finish in Santa Rosa with Peter Sagan and teammate Daniel Oss celebrating early | share this photo |
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After flatting with 8 km to go, Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) rejoined the peloton and then won the sprint finish ahead of Heinrich Haussler (Garmin-Barracuda) in Santa Rosa | share this photo |
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... and Fred Rodriguez (Exergy), right, was third | share this photo |
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Your Stage 1 winner and first wearer of the golden race leader's jersey, Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) | share this photo |
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The jersey leaders after the first day... | share this photo |
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Spidertech's David Boily (Can) looks happier to have taken maximum points on the climbs and the KOM jersey than stage winner Peter Sagan (Liquigas) | share this photo |
Tour of California (2012) Photos; Stage 1: Santa Rosa → Santa Rosa, 116 mi |
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