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Lance Armstrong (RadioShack) heads out for another stage of his last ever Tour de France
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Luis Leon Sanchez (Caisse d'Epargne) looks fresh before the start
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Lance Armstrong maybe out of overall contention but the RadioShack bus still attracts a huge crow
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The start village is a place to do business. Here is Andrei Tchmil
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Linus Gerdemann (Milram) kept cool with some water
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Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Doimo) after signing on
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Juan Antonio Flecha (Team Sky) poses with some fans for a photograph
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Mavic provide the neutral service support at the Tour de France
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Today the stage starts in Pamiers
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Not all the bikes at the Tour are made from carbon fibre
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The Euskaltel-Euskadi Orbea bikes
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Andy Schleck's yellow bike awaits him.
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Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Sky) talks to Norwegian television
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The Colnago bikes wait in the sun for the BBox Bouygues Telecom riders
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Swiss national champion Martin Elmiger (Ag2r-La Mondiale)
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Roman Kreuziger and Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Doimo) are ready for another hot day in the saddle
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British national champion Geraint Thomas (Team Sky)
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The Footon-Servetto riders stay cool in the shade as they await the start
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David Zabriskie (Garmin-Transitions) talks to Juliet Macur of the New York Times
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Oscar Freire (Rabobank) talk to Europsort
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Mark Cavendish (HTC-Columbia) smiles before the start
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David Millar (Garmin-Transitions) was in a pensive mood before the start of the stage
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Team Sky's Pinarello bikes. 31 is Bradley Wiggins' bike
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Thor Hushovd (Cervelo TestTeam) has special green Rotor cranks on his spare bike
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