The peloton climbs during stage four
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The peloton at the 2010 Tour Méditerranéen
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Astana's Enrico Gasparotto and Assan Bazayev in the midst of the peloton
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Rabobank's Pieter Weening has come to France to find some form. He's found
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Frigid conditions have seen the peloton wrapped up in plenty of layers
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Race leader Jussi Veikkanen (Française des Jeux) rides comfortably towards
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A number of teams shared responsibility for setting the pace
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Caisse d'Epargne, Garmin and Vacansoleil mark the move
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French Champion Dimitri Champion (AG2r-La Mondiale) gives it a little
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Riders at the front of the peloton try to get away on yet another cold
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The riders' had relatively clear conditions during the stage but at the
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Equipe Roubaix Lille Metropole riders in the peloton
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All smiles: Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana)
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Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) poses alongside Richard Virenque
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Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) and French former professional Richard
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Alejandro Valverde takes his time before emerging from his team bus
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Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) makes his way towards the sign-on
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Astana's Specialized bikes ready for another day at the office
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Caisse d'Epargne's Pinarello Dogmas adorne the team's cars
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Caisse d'Epargne's team bus and cars at the stage start
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Caisse d'Epargne and Astana have a strong presence at the race
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Richard Virenque paid a visit to the start in La Londe les Maures
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A local vendor takes a punt and offers up some extra protein to the Astana
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The reason the original stage finish was cancelled
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Julian El Fares (Cofidis) on the podium after being awarded the stage
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Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) leads the peloton over the finish line
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Not the arrivee that was originally intended
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A worker drys the new finish line with a specially designed blow-torch
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Officials scramble to mark and dry the new finishline
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Frantic preparations are made mid-stage to set up a new finish site
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The peloton crosses the finish line as one
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Inconspicuous: Alan Davis (Astana) crosses the finish in his yellow rain
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The colour scheme of Française des Jeux's Lapierres leaves no doubt as
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Riders from French teams have a chat about the organiser's decision to
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Jussi Veikkanen (Française des Jeux) arrives at the makeshift finish
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Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) rides in alongside Assan Bazayev
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Leonardo Duque (Cofidis) and Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2r-La Mondiale)
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Dominique Cornu (Skil-Shimano) had been in the breakaway when the stage
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Julian El Fares (Cofidis) doesn't look overly impressed as he waits for
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Julien El Fares (Cofidis) after stage four was neutralized
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The peloton finishes the stage
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