Luca Paolini (Acqua e Sapone) took the points jersey
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Robbie McEwen would not get a chance to sprint.
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The jackets came on and the misery descended upon the peloton
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Bbox Bouygues Telecom waited for Garmin to pitch in with the chasing
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The peloton bunched on stage 2
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Jens Keukeleire (Cofidis) made the breakaway early on.
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Before the rain, the breakaway worked well together.
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The An Post Sean Kelly team in the bunch
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Stijn Devolder sporting a rain vest in preparation for bad weather.
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The bunch waits before chasing
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Danny Pate radios to the Garmin team car
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The break lined out on stage 2
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Andrey Grivko had the most to gain and did the most work
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The rain pounds the peloton on stage 2
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Riders made frequent trips to the team cars
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Andrey Grivko (Astana) pushes the pace in hopes of gaining the race lead.
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Sébastien Turgot (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) wins stage two from a four-man
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Luca Paolini (Acqua e Sapone) overtook Grivko for the GC lead on stage
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Sebastien Turgot (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) won stage 2 of the KBC Driedaagse
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David Millar (Garmin-Transitions) lost a few seconds en route to the finish
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Luca Paolini (Acqua e Sapone) saw his persistence pay off on stage 2
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The chase group comes to the line
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Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) took second to Turgot.
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Half of the peloton came in 15 minutes down.
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Sebastien Turgot wins Bbox Bouygues Telecom's second stage of the race.
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Former race leader Steve Chainel struggled in six minutes behind.
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Groups of riders finished for more than 20 minutes after the stage winner.
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Hayden Roulston (HTC-Columbia) finished in the main chase group.
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The first chase group split up at the finish.
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Piet Rooijakkers (Skil-Shimano) let go of the break on a rough day.
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The lead group got smaller and smaller until there were only four.
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Andrey Grivko didn't get the overall lead, but took the sprint jersey.
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Luca Paolini (Acqua e Sapone) assumed the overall lead in the 3 days of
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Enrico Gasparotto (Astana) tackles the Kemmelberg.
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Alessandro Ballan (BMC Racing Team) climbs the Kemmelberg.
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Overnight race leader Steve Chainel (BBox Bouygues Telecom) in action
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Robbie McEwen (Katusha) seeks relief from the cobbles.
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The breaks ascends the Kemmelberg.
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Adam Hansen (HTC-Columbia) loses contact with the break.
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Luca Paolini (Acqua e Sapone) after taking the lead in the KBC Driedaagse
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Andrey Grivko leads Turgot in the break.
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Sebastien Turgot sat on the break as it threatened his teammate's overall
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Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) gets a taste of the Belgian rain.
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Astana's Andrey Grivko put in a big effort to try and take the overall
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The breakaway on stage two of the KBC Driedaagse De Panne Koksijde.
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Luca Paolini also claimed the points classification lead.
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Sebastien Turgot (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) takes his team's second straight
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Vacansoleil rider Jens Mouris made the final selection on stage two.
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Luca Paolini (Acqua & Sapone) climbs the Kemmelberg.
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Italian champion Filippo Pozzato (Katusha) awaits the start of stage two.
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Stage winner Sébastien Turgot (BBox Bouygues Telecom) on the podium
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Klaas Lodewyck (Topsport Vlaanderen) was part of the original breakaway
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Luca Paolini (Acqua e Sapone) helps close the gap to the breakaway to
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Leif Hoste (Lotto-Omega Pharma) in the move.
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Martijn Maaskant (Garmin-Transitions)
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Klaas Lodewyck leads the breakaway
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Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) couldn't win from the break of four.
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Luca Paolini (Acqua e Sapone) is the new leader at Three Days of De Panne.
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Sébastien Turgot (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) on the podium.
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Sébastien Turgot (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) celebrates his stage 2 win.
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Stage two winner Sébastien Turgot (Bbox Bouygues Telecom)
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Luca Paolini (Acqua e Sapone) is the new overall leader.
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Luca Paolini (Acqua e Sapone) finishes sixth on the stage and takes over
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Sébastien Turgot (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) won stage two in miserable, rainy
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Belgian Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) rides to second
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Sébastien Turgot (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) celebrates his victory in Sint
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