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Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) does his best Incredible Hulk pose as he wins stage 6 in Metz.

Sagan wins Tour de France stage 6 in Metz

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Crash dashes GC hopes for Ryder Hesjedal

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Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) celebrates on the podium.

Sagan steals final stage from pure sprinters

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Cobo brings home his first Grand Tour victory

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Daniele Bennati (Leopard Trek) delivered in Vitoria.

Bennati victorious in Vitoria

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Geox shuts down Sky attacks, Cobo holds onto Vuelta overall

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Chris Froome (Team Sky) battled back to take the stage over race leader Juan Jose Cobo.

Froome outduels Cobo on Peña Cabarga

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Spaniard defends leader's jersey, but Froome narrows gap

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Juan José Cobo (Geox-TMC) wins stage 15 atop the Angliru and moves into the overall lead.

Cobo climbs into Vuelta lead on Angliru

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Spaniard wins stage, takes red jersey from Wiggins

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Bradley Wiggins (Sky) remains in the Vuelta's leader's jersey after a superb ride to the La Farrapona summit finish.

Taaramae tackles La Farrapona

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Wiggins defends leader's red jersey on summit finish

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Daniel Martin (Garmin-Cervelo) moved up on GC with a third place finish

Martin triumphs atop La Covatilla

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Mollema moves into red as Wiggins shows his hand

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Stage winner Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha)

Rodríguez climbs to stage win

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Spaniard takes over race leadership from Chavanel

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Marcel Kittel (Skil-Shimano)

Kittel confirms as top sprinter in Talavera de la Reina

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Crash claims Farrar in finale

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Jakob Fuglsang (Leopard Trek)

Leopard Trek claims team time trial

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Liquigas-Cannondale starts well in defense of Nibali's Vuelta

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Cadel Evans (BMC) put in a perfect time trial in Grenoble to snatch the Tour de France from Andy Schleck.

Evans conquers all with picture perfect time trial

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Schlecks fail the test in Grenoble

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World champion Thor Hushovd (Garmin-Cervelo) celebrates his stage win in Gap.

Hushovd smashes breakaway for second stage win

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Contador attacks, gains time on Schleck

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Jelle Vanendert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) wins stage 14 on the Plateau de Beille

Vanendert tops Plateau de Beille

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Tenacious Voeckler keeps yellow

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Norway's Edvald Boasson Hagen sprinted to victory in stage six.

Boasson Hagen edges Goss for soggy stage win

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Hushovd takes third to remain in yellow jersey

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Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) wins stage five of the Tour de France.

Cavendish gets his win the hard way

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Hushovd safe for another day in yellow on crash-filled stage

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Hushovd kisses the yellow jersey

Garmin-Cervelo wins team time trial

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Hushovd takes over yellow jersey

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Xavier Tondo: A victim of circumstance

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A posthumous tribute to enthusiastic Spaniard

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Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel-Euskadi) spent almost seven and a half hours in the saddle.

Two’s a treat for Nieve and Euskaltel-Euskadi

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Contador continues maglia rosa reign

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Igor Anton (Euskaltel-Euskadi) celebrates stage victory.

Anton conquers Monte Zoncolan

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Maglia rosa Contador second, puts time into GC rivals

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Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank Sungard) in pink for the first time this Giro d'Italia

Contador climbs to stage victory and into overall lead

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Race blows up on final Mount Etna ascent

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Oscar Gatto (Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli) celebrates winning stage 8 of the Giro d'Italia.

Gatto and Contador surprise the sprinters

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Overall leader Weening stays in pink

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De Clercq celebrates as Scarponi comes up short

De Clercq prevails on first summit finish

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Weening defends maglia rosa

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Ventoso is the Movistar: winner of stage 6

Ventoso sprints to stage win in Fiuggi

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Weening remains in maglia rosa

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Pieter Weening (Rabobank) celebrates winning stage 5 of the Giro d'Italia.

Weening wins stage and takes over Giro d'Italia lead

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Riders challenged by strade bianche

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So close, an exhausted Lachlan Norris finishes in 2nd in the Elite Mens XC

Norris sets sights on Olympic goal

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Australian to juggle road and dirt duties until London

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