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Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) on the climb
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Nicolas Roche (AG2R) at the head of the bunch
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Valverde went on the attack with Vinokourov
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Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) attracts media attention as he powers
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The Acqua & Sapone DS discusses the race
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Alexander Vinokourov (Astana) on the attack on stage 3
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Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne)
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Nicolas Roche (AG2R) leads up the climb.
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The Acqua & Sapone riders looking forward to another frigid stage
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Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) perhaps wishing he was in Qatar where
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The Tasmanian Devil makes an appearance.
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Yohann Gene at the Bouygues Telecom bus
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Dario Andriotto has a hard time working his cyclocomputer with winter
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Despite having some significant climbs, stage three came down to a bunch
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Hutarovich powers to his second stage win.
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Alessandro Donati gets ready for the third stage
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Dan Martin (Garmin-Transitions)
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Vinokourov ready for the third stage
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Valverde chased by a camera man
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Alexander Vinokourov (Astana) was ready to attack the race
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Yauheni Hutarovich (Française Des Jeux) is also the points leader.
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Yauheni Hutarovich (Française Des Jeux) waves to the crowd.
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Jussi Veikkanen (Française Des Jeux) is the overall leader.
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Jussi Veikkanen (Française Des Jeux)
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Yauheni Hutarovich (Française Des Jeux)
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Yauheni Hutarovich (Française Des Jeux) on the podium.
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Yauheni Hutarovich (Française Des Jeux) wins stage three.
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Yauheni Hutarovich (Française Des Jeux) dashes to the line.
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Yauheni Hutarovich (Française Des Jeux) tries to hold off his competition.
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The bunch heads for the line at the end of stage 3
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Gasparotto gets some company on the climb
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Snow accumulated on the road sides in the Tour Mediterranean
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The peloton tackles the third stage
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Winter hasn't quite ended yet...
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Yahueni Hutarovich (Francaise des Jeux) wins his second stage of the race.
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Maybe Hutarovich blasted home fastest because he wanted to get warm?
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Hutarovich is from Belarus. He doesn't feel cold.
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The sprint opens up with Hutarovich in the lead
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The Belarus champion posts another win.
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Enrico Gasparotto (Astana) back at the team car.
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The beginning of the field sprint
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