Mario Cipllini (Rock Racing) signs autographs
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Mark Cavendish (High Road) makes
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Riders leave scenic Santa Barbara.
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Ben Jacques-Maynes (Bissell) rolling
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The break starts to form.
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Astana comes to the front early
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Doug Ollerenshaw (Rock Racing) tries
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The break that finally got away.
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The break leaves the Ojai valley.
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The field on the way to the first KOM.
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Astana keeps the pace up on the climb.
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Levi Leipheimer (Astana) sits back
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David Canada (Saunier Duval) works hard
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The bunch tackles the last KOM
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Levi Leipheimer (Astana) climbs
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The break continues on.
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High Road starts to send riders
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Thomas Lovkvist (High Road) heads
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Levi Leipheimer (Astana) sits behind
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The field powers along on the way
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Bradley Wiggins (High Road) comes
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Rabobank drives the chase.
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Bradley Wiggins (High Road) sits
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Levi Leipheimer (Astana) sits in.
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Mark Cavendish (High Road) looking forward
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Tom Boonen (Quickstep) staying fresh
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Dominique Rollin (Toyota United) wearing
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Steven Cozza (Slipstream) with head down
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Karston Kroon (CSC) and David Canada (Saunier Duval)
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Astana tries to minimize the time gap
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The break rolls on.
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The field passes rows of scenic palms.
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The break gets close to the last KOM.
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The field gets some holy encouragement
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Big sweeping turns drop the field down
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Speeding down into the valley below.
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The main bunch rolls along.
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Levi Leipheimer (Astana) looks ready
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The field enters the final circuits.
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Rory Sutherland (Healthnet) keeps the break
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Quickstep gets things rolling to help
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The break realizes the field is near.
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It was anyones guess as
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Battle scars on the leg of Mark Cavendish (High Road).
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Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) was happy
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Luciano Pagliarini (Saunier Duval) with JJ Haedo (CSC)
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Levi Leipheimer (Astana) happy to go
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Gerald Ciolek (High Road) celebrates his team-mates win
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Mark Cavendish (High Road) was the first to cross the line…
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It was a beautiful sunny day at the start
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Danny Pate (Slipstream Chipotle)
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Team Quick Step on the finishing circuit
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Michael Creed (Rock Racing) & George Hincapie (High Road)
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With one more lap of the circuit the break was down to 20 seconds
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Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana was safely tucked in with his teammates
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Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Saunier Duval-Scott)
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Stage 6 started in lovely Santa Barbara,
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At Casitas Pass, frenzied fans wrapped themselves
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Christophe Le Mevel (Credit Agricole)
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Steven Cozza (Slipstream-Chipotle) helped
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The field tops Casitas Pass and prepares
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Luciano Pagliarini (Saunier Duval-Scott)
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The University of California Santa Barbara
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The field storms into Santa Clarita.
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It's all over, boys.
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Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) placed third today.
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The operatically named Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonca (Saunier Duval-Scott)
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