
The sprint between Sagan, Boonen and Breschel in Gent-Wevelgem
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Mark Renshaw (Rabobank) finished way down in 123rd position
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Grégory Rast (RadioShack-Nissan)
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Greg Henderson (Lotto Belisol)
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Fabian Cancellara was one of the favourites but could only finish 13th
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Bertjan Lindeman (Vacansoleil-DCM)
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World Champion Mark Cavendish (Sky)
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Tomas Vaitkus (GreenEdge) failed to complete the race
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BMC's Alessandro Ballan and Philippe Gilbert could not alter their team's
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Giovanni Visconti (Movistar) made the top ten
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Mauro Da Dalto (Liquigas-Cannondale) is all smiles
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Peter Sagan finished second at Gent-Wevelgem 2012
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Bernard Eisel (Sky) psyching himself up pre-race
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Oscar Freire (Katusha) at the start
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Bright sunshine at Gent-Wevelgem
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The course took its toll on some of the riders
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Marco Marcato impressed in 7th place
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Germany's Gerald Ciolek finished in 28th place
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Gregory Rast (RadioShack-Nissan)
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Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) and Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale)
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Escaping on the climbs proved tough for the riders
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Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Euskaltel-Euskadi) finished four seconds down
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The Gent-Wevelgem parcours was as tough as ever
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It was a day to forget for Bernhard Eisel (Sky) as he finished well down
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Edward King (Liquigas-Cannondale)
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Alessandro Ballan (BMC Racing Team)
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Oscar Freire chased home Boonen in fourth place
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World Champion Mark Cavendish (Team Sky) at the start
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Peter Sagan (Liquigas) on the podium
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Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) takes the race in a close sprint
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A crash in the sprint of the 2012 Gent-Wevelgem
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Matti Breschel and Tom Boonen shake hands
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Svein Tuft (GreenEdge) grabs a drink
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George Hincapie and Thor Hushovd (BMC) finished in the second peloton
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Philippe Gilbert (BMC) didn't make the front group
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Tom Boonen holds up the trophy from Gent-Wevelgem
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Tom Boonen celebrates his third win in Gent-Wevelgem
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Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale)
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Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) wins the 2012 Gent-Wevelgem
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Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-QuickStep)
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World Champion Mark Cavendish (Team Sky) at the start
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Daniele Bennati greets the fans at the start of the race
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The peloton during the early stages of the race
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Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-QuickStep)
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Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) won Gent-Wevelgem for the third time
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The sprint at the end of an exciting race
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Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) on the podium
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Breschel, Boonen and Sagan on the podium
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The riders on the podium at Gent-Wevelgem
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Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) takes his third win in the race
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Peter Sagan gives Boonen at pat on the back after the finish
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Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-QuickStep)
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Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-QuickStep)
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Andre Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) leads the second peloton home
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Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-QuickStep)
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Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) wins the 2012 Gent-Wevelgem
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Tom Stamsnijder (Project 1t4i)
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Riders battle up the Kemmelberg in Gent-Wevelgem
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The peloton split up after pressure from GreenEdge
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Team Sky looked after Cavendish but it wasn't his day
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Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) at the start
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World champion Mark Cavendish (Team Sky) at the start
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World champion Mark Cavendish (Team Sky)
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Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack - Nissan)
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Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing Team)
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Kristian Koren (Liquigas - Cannondale)
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Kristian Koren (Liquigas - Cannondale)
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Dutch road champion Pim Ligthart (Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team)
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Bertjan Lindeman (Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team)
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Thomas Bertolini (Farnese Vini - Selle Italia)
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Giovanni Visconti (Movistar Team)
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Filippo Pozzato (Farnese Vini - Selle Italia) led the field on the first
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Filippo Pozzato (Farnese Vini - Selle Italia) led the field on the first
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Luca Paolini (Team Katusha) leads Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) on the Kemmelberg
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Daniele Bennati (RadioShack-Nissan)
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Matti Breschel, Tom Boonen and Peter Sagan on the podium at the 2012 Gent-Wevelgem
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Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) celebrates his third win in Gent-Wevelgem
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JJ Rojas (Movistar), Matteo Tossato (Saxo Bank) and Greg Van Avermaet
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Tom Boonen counts up his wins on the Gent-Wevelgem podium
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Tom Boonen was all smiles after winning the 2012 Gent-Wevelgem
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A crash behind the final sprint in Gent-Wevelgem
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Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) followed up his E3 Prijs win with
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Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) wins the 2012 Gent-Wevelgem
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Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) powers to the win in Gent-Wevelgem
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