Close match: Dave Zabriskie (Garmin-Transitions) just gets the job done
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Jelly Belly's Wil Routley is rewarded for his efforts in stage three.
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Wil Routley (Jelly Belly p/b Kenda).
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Lance Armstrong (RadioShack) remains focused as he descends.
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Davide Frattini took maximum points on the day's second KOM.
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Lance looks lean... Armstrong keeps pace up the final climb of the day.
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Saxo Bank sprinter Juan Jose Haedo (r) keeps his eyes on the prize next
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The day wasn't completely devoid of moisture as the peloton passed through
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Garmin-Transitions' Robbie Hunter (c) rides in a RadioShack sandwich.
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The Bissell boys were again attentive in today's stage.
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David Zabriskie (r) rides next to UnitedHealthcare's Rory Sutherland.
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Anyone would think summer is on its way in California.
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It wasn't that sunny, but at least it wasn't raining...
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Steve Cozza is favourite with the ladies - might have something to do
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Canadian rider Will Routley (Jelly Belly p/b Kenda) shows the strain.
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This is what we love about the Amgen Tour of California...
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Mark Cavendish (HTC-Columbia) remained in the sprint classification lead
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Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Transitions) felt the pace at the front.
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Lance Armstrong (Team RadioShack) was again active in the front group.
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BMC captain George Hincapie (r) and Tony Martin (HTC-Columbia).
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Race leader Brett Lancaster (Cerv
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Davide Frattini (Team Type 1).
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Lance Armstrong (Team RadioShack) keeps his eyes on the prize.
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RadioShack's Lance Armstrong was again at the pointy end of the race today.
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Bernhard Eisel takes on a turbo bidon from the HTC-Columbia car during
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Conditions varied to yesterday's stage - namely, the lack of cold Spring
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HTC-Columbia's Tejay Van Garderen paces Mark Cavendish back to the bunch.
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Chris Horner paces RadioShack teammate Levi Leipheimer at the head of
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David Zabriske (Garmin-Transitions) had the smile of a man in the race
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Hurricane watch: Photographers await the sprint finish at the Santa Cruz
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Will Routley (Jelly Belly p/b Kenda)
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Happy to finish in the California sunshine.
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Dave Zabriskie takes the Santa Cruz win over Mick Rogers (HTC-Columbia)
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Dave Zabriskie savours his close win.
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Santa Cruz mayor Mike Rotkin presents Dave Zabriskie (Garmin-Transitions)
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Peter Sagan (Liquigas) enjoys the attention that comes with being best
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Canadian Will Routley (Jelly Belly-Kenda) with the day's Amgen Breakaway
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Zabriskie sits on the podium and cracks an impish grin.
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Thomas Rabou (Team Type 1) took the mountains jersey.
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Mark Cavendish putting in more quality time in his sprint jersey.
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Levi Leipheimer (Radioshack) takes control on the final climb.
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Radioshack's Lance Armstrong set a pace in the chase group that made it
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Rabobank's riders talk during the third stage.
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Unfortunately the rain wasn't done with the riders, as the breakaway group
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Eric Boily (SpiderTech) leads the front group on one of the early climbs.
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Overnight leader Brett Lancaster (Cervelo TestTeam) couldn't stay with
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Cervelo TestTeam helped Radioshack control the action along the highway
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Andy Jacques-Maynes (Bissell) leads Ryan Anderson (Kelly Benefit Strategies)
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Garmin-Transitions' Dave Zabriskie looked happy ahead of an important
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Garmin-Transitions riders knew the day's stage would be important to its
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Not a bad spot to watch a bike race.
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Well, some of these San Francisco spectators are not looking at their
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On California's famous coastal Highway 1.
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Stage three started in sunshine, but quickly rode back into intermittent
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Rolling south from San Francisco's Seal Rocks and Cliff House - a restaurant
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The calm before the finish storm in Santa Cruz.
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Ben Day (Fly V Australia) heads down to the stage's start line.
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Kelly Benefit Strategies' riders sign in at the start.
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Guillaume Boivin (SpiderTech) signs an autograph before the third stage.
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One gent rode out on a bike equipped with a turntable and speaker and
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