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There's a little of everything for everyone at the Tour de l'Ain - an interesting mixture of teams and terrain make for a serving of intrigue in what is also a litmus test for those riders aspiring to make a good impression in front of some big names. And it's this fact - the combination of top dogs and minnows - that means the likes of Omega Pharma-Lotto, HTC-Columbia and Team RadioShack meet Continental squads such as Bretagne-Schuller, BigMat-Auber 93 and Roubaix Lille Metropole on the roads ...
Tour de l'Ain Stages
Prologue
- Location:
- Amberieu-En-Bugey
- Distance:
- 3 km
Stage 1
- Location:
- Lagnieu - Saint-Vulbas
- Distance:
- 144.4 km
Stage 2
- Location:
- Le Parc Des Oiseaux - Trevoux
- Distance:
- 138.8 km
Stage 3
- Location:
- Montmerle-Sur-Saone - Arbent
- Distance:
- 164.5 km
Stage 4
- Location:
- Culoz - Belley
- Distance:
- 126.1 km
Tour de l'Ain Photos
Spain's Haimar Zubeldia (Team Radioshack) was the quickest over the course.
- Romain Feillu (Vacansoleil) wins while leading the Tour de l'Ain.
- Stéphane Poulhies (Saur - Sojasun) celebrates his victory in stage one.
- Wouter Poels (Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team)
- Benoît Daeninck (Roubaix Lille Metropole) surprised at his trophy for best climber after stage 3.
- Romain Feillu dons the yellow jersey for the second day.
- Romain Feillu (Vacansoleil)
- Fumiyuki Beppu (Team Radioshack) checks out the course before the race.
- Stéphane Poulhies (Saur - Sojasun) wins stage one, the 19th victory
- Stéphane Poulhies (Saur - Sojasun) outsprints Romain Feillu (Vacansoleil) for the stage win.
- Romain Feillu (Vacansoleil) took over the race lead after stage one.
- Romain Feillu (Vacansoleil) on stage to receive his leader's jersey.
- Best young rider classification leader Wilco Kelderman (Rabobank Continental).
- New race leader Romain Feillu (Vacansoleil)
- Rémi Cusin (Cofidis)
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