Alberto Contador happy to be back in competition.
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Benoit Vaugrenard continued his Francaise des Jeux team's winning streak
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Benoit Vaugrenard (Francaise des Jeux) won the opening stage of the Volta
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Stijn Devolder (Quick Step) has the stripes of a former Belgian champion
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Kisses for stage winner Benoît Vaugrenard (Francaise Des Jeux)
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Jerome Baugnies (Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator) wears the mountains jersey
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Hugo Sabido (La- Rota Dos Moveis) leads the sprint classification.
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Iljo Keisse tries out his new Quick Step colors
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Robbie McEwen and Gert Steegmans at the start
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Alberto Contador (Astana) back to racing for the 2010 season
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Alberto Contador attracts the press
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Robbie McEwen (Katusha) signs in
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Alberto Contador at the sign-in
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Contador and Christian Vande Velde catch up at their first race of the
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Stijn Devolder and Contador at the start
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Sebastien Rosseler (RadioShack) in the mix on stage 1
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Stage winner Benoît Vaugrenard (Francaise Des Jeux)
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Benoît Vaugrenard (Francaise Des Jeux) wins the stage.
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These three HTC - Columbia riders were sticking together.
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Pedro Lopes, Luis Pinheiro, David Arroyo and David Garcia
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Rogério Teixeira, President of Associação de Ciclismo do Algarve, with
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Tiago Machado and Manuel Soares dos Reis, one of the biggest cycling colectors
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Under 23 racer Amaro Antunes (in white) is a Portuguese rider with a promising
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The Costa Brothers, Rui and Mário
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The peloton in action during stage one of the Volta ao Algarve.
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André Greipel (Team HTC - Columbia) leads in the peloton for third place
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Benoît Vaugrenard (Francaise Des Jeux) on the podium for his stage victory.
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Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
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A four-man break containing Pedro Lopes (CC Loulé), Luís Pinheiro (Boavista),
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Astana and RadioShack together at the front of this bunch.
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The four-man break rides off the front
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Alberto Contador (Astana) talks to the media.
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Robbie McEwen (Katusha) is a favorite among the sprinters.
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Footon-Servetto team bikes were all lined up and ready to go.
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Benoît Vaugrenard (Francaise Des Jeux) celebrates his stage win.
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