Stage 1: Durango → Telluride, 126 mi Full Results and Report
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George Hincapie before his last pro stage race | 
Durango welcomes the race | 
The first of two laps in Durango | 
Tom Danielson was on fire today, leading the peloton up the climb to Fort Lewis | 
The peloton leaving Durango on the hill to Fort Lewis | 
Tom Danielson in the break claimed the KOM jersey | 
Peter Stetina would get the most aggresive jersey today | 
Mathew Busche and RadioShack teammate Chris Horner | 
George Hincapie and U.S. Champion Timmy Duggin | 
Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) | 
The early break | 
American Pride | 
Lots of action early on | 
Levi Leiphemer | 
On the outskirts of Durango | 
Dave Zabriskie in the early break, though got sick later in the race. | 
Dave Zabriskie and Tom Danielson | 
Hincapie, Tvetcov and Velits wait to see if their attack would be matched | 
Hincapie and Velits | 
Colorado's Black Eyed Susan | 
Sprint Finish in Telluride | 
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After Garmin-Sharp animated the main break, Tyler Farrar finished it off with his first win in over a year in convincing fashion in Telluride. 2nd Alessandro Bazzana (Team Type 1 - Sanofi) on the right, 3rd Damiano Caruso (Liquigas-Cannondale) behind Farrar and 4th Fred Rodriguez (Team Exergy) on the left. | 
Alessandro Bazzana after taking 2nd. | 
Levi Leipheimer and Martin Velits warming down... perhaps wondering what happened to Francisco Chichi who dropped out early in the race? | 
Your stage 1 podium, 3rd Damiano Caruso (Liquigas-Cannondale), 1st Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Sharp), 2nd Alessandro Bazzana (Team Type 1 - Sanofi) | 
The jersey leaders |
Stage 2: Montrose → Mt. Crested Butte, 99 mi Full Results and Report
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A late surge by Tejay van Garderen (BMC) on Mt. Crested Butte gave him the stage 2 victory over Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Sharp) and the race lead | 
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Stage 3: Gunnison → Aspen, 131 mi Full Results and Report
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Tommy Danielson (Garmin-Sharp) holds on for an epic win after soloing over Independence Pass and then descending to the finish in Aspen to win by 2s | 
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Your stage 3 podium, 2nd Damiano Caruso (Liquigas-Cannondale) + 2s, 1 1st Thomas Danielson (Garmin - Sharp) 5:02:06, 3rd Jakob Fuglsang (RadioShack-Nissan) | 
Close-up: Tom Danielson celebrates the biggest win of his career. "Going over Independence Pass first is a dream come true!" | 
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Stage 4: Aspen → Beaver Creek, 97 mi Full Results and Report
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After a "majestic" solo effort where he saw a Golden Eagle hover over the final short climb, the popular Jens Voigt (RadioShack-Nissan) wins Stage 4 into Beaver Creek in front of a huge crowd | 
2 KLÖDEN, Andreas (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN) + 2:58
3 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC RACING) | 
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Stage 5: Breckenridge → Colorado Springs, 131 mi Full Results and Report
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Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Sharp) get his second win this week ahead of Taylor Phinney (BMC Racing) and Alessandro Bazzana (Team Type 1 - Sanofi) | 
Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing) retains the race lead | 
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Jersey leaders |
Stage 6: Golden → Boulder, 103 mi Full Results and Report
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Cadel Evans was popular at the start, but he later abandoned the stage. Race leader Tejay van Garderen could have used his help at the end of the stage | 
Levi Leipheimer next to statute of himself in Golden | 
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Huge crowds at the start in Golden | 
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Massive crowds for a start | 
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The main break forming | 
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BMC keeping the gap in check | 
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Jens Voigt (RadioShack) in the lead on the final climb | 
Rory Sutherland passed Jens Voigt on the Flagstaff climb which he knows inside out | 
In front of a huge crowd on the finishing climb outside of Boulder, his adopted hometown, Rory Sutherland (UnitedHealthcare) wins from the Stage 6 break for the biggest win of his career. More to come... | 
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Another Boulder boy, Timmy Duggin was 5th | 
Tejay van Garderen was 11 + 1:14 which dropped him out of the race down to 3rd + 21s heading into the final day time-trial | 
Levi Leipheimer is now in the race lead thanks to his 4th place + 45s finish | 
Levi is right where he wants to be going into the final TT up by 8s on CVV | 
Rory Sutherland (UnitedHealthcare) celebrates the biggest win of his career | 
Jersey leaders heading into the final stage, the Denver 9.5 ITT |
Stage 7: Denver, 9.5 mi (TT) Full Results and Report
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Your stage 7 Denver 9.5 mi ITT podium (all US): 2nd Christian Vande Velde (Garmin - Sharp) + 13s, 1st Taylor Phinney (BMC Racing) 17:25, 3rd Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing) + 19s | 
Consistency all week capped by a excellent final day ITT has given Christian Vande Velde (Garmin - Sharp) his first win, an overall win, since 2009 and just his 7th career win. He's one of many riders to break winning slumps this week. Levi Leipheimer in the backward slipped from 1st to 3rd today with his 9th place ITT ride. |
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