
Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) finishes ahead of Oscar Freire
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Oscar Freire (Rabobank) took over the race lead from Alejandro Valverde.
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre - Farnese Vini) awaits the start of stage three.
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Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre - Farnese Vini) in action.
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Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre - Farnese Vini) takes his second win of the
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Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre - Farnese Vini) outsprints Oscar Freire (Rabobank)
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Caisse d'Epargne and Rabobank riders lead the chase of the breakaway.
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New race leader Oscar Freire (Rabobank) salutes the crowd.
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Stage winner Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre - Farnese Vini) conducts an interview.
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Stage winner Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre - Farnese Vini) shows off his trophy.
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David Loosli (Lampre-Farnese Vini) celebrates his teammate's victory as
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The Pais Vasco peloton in action during stage three.
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Overnight race leader Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne)
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The peloton en route to Amurrio during stage three.
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Riders donned their rain capes to fend off the inclement weather.
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A happy Francesco Gavazzi awaits the podium ceremony.
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Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre - Farnese Vini) on the podium for his stage
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Race leader Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) rounds a bend.
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Stage winner Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre) on the podium.
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David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Farnese Vini celebrates for his teammate, stage
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Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel - Euskadi) and Davide Vigano (Sky Professional
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Jacob Fuglsang (Saxo Bank), Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank) and Angel Gomez Marchante
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Gonzalo Rabuñal (Xacobeo Galicia) gets to wear the polka dot jersey.
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Oscar Freire (Rabobank) is the new race leader.
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Rasmus Guldhammer (Team HTC - Columbia) and Martin Pedersen (Footon-Servetto)
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Christian Meier (Garmin - Transitions) leads the sprint classification.
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Eros Capecchi (Footon-Servetto)
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A Lampre rider leads the peloton
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Caisse d'Epargne does work at the front of the peloton for its leader
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These riders made the break, but in the end, the stage would come down
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Amets Txurruka (Euskaltel-Euskadi) with a young fan.
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Michael Albasini (Team HTC - Columbia) was in the break.
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