
The whole family came out to see the start of todays stage.
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There are plenty of palm trees in Hainan.
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One of the several breal attempts as the race nears the finish.
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Yuriy Metlushenko (Ukraine) was too strong in the final sprint.
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Yuriy Metlushenko (Ukraine) and Vitaliy Buts (Ukraine) after the race
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Performers await the presentation.
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The stage place getters on the podium.
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The crowd was excited with the champagne shower.
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New Asian classification rider Ma Haijun (China)
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Volodymyr Zagorodniy (Ukraine) retained the mountains jersey.
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Francisco Ventoso (Carmiooro A-Style) tries on his Sprinters jersey for
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Suh Seok Kyu (Seoul) leads Matthias Brandle (Elk Haus) out front with
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The break pass through the leafy town of Qionghai.
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In the town of Qionghai pretty much everyone was out to see the race go
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Gordon McCauley (Subway-Avanti) signs on before the stage start.
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The jersey wearers at the front on the start line.
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Gong Hyo Suk (Seoul) atacked right from the go.
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Sea Keong Loh (Trek-Marco Polo) attempts to split the group up.
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Kazakhstan were on the ball when it came to chasing down breaks early
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Yellow jersey wearer Vitaliy Buts (Ukraine) riding in the safety of the
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Ma Haijun (China) working hard to catch a small break up the road.
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A break of eleven riders formed at around 40 kilometres.
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The Russians decided they would help out on the front.
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The train of Nutrixxion Sparkasse
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Vitaliy Buts (Ukraine) held onto the leaders jersey.
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