Les Clarke

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Cameron Meyer (Garmin-Transitions) leads the early break.

Feature: Making their escape

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Cameron Meyer takes us through a grand tour breakaway

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The Vuelta's battle for sprint supremacy

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A look at who's prepared for a Spanish September

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Former Tour de France green jersey Baden Cooke has stepped back up from his Professional Continental squad to a ProTour outfit in Saxo Bank for this season.

Bannan confident in Baden's new role

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Former Tour green jersey turns worlds domestique

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Simon Gerrans (Sky)

Two-fold tactics for Australian Worlds team

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Combination of climbers and sprinters for all outcomes

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Heinrich Haussler (Cervelo TestTeam) catches his breath after victory

Haussler misses out on Worlds selection

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Form determines the status of Australian "recruit"

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John Gadret (Ag2R-La Mondiale) tried in vain to shake the maglia rosa group

Mignon of pain in the Ain

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Climbers need apply for overall title

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Carlos Barredo (Quick Step) won the 2009 Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian and returns in 2010 to defend his title.

Barredo back to defend title

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Reigning champion brings form to northern Spain

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Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank)

Schleck takes stage win atop Col du Tourmalet

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Contador preserves overall lead

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Never one to shy away from the spotlight, Mario Cipollini in his star-spangled Saeco outfit.

Tour de France jerseys: Cultural icons

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A peloton of colour that's constantly changing

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Pierrick Fedrigo (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) wins the sprint in Pau.

Fedrigo prevails in Pau

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Frenchman best of nine-man break

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Thomas Voeckler (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) celebrates a stage 15 win at the Tour de France.

Voeckler victorious in Bagneres-de-Luchon

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Contador back in yellow following Schleck mechanical

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It was win number 3 for the 2010 Tour de France for Mark Cavendish.

Cavendish takes win number three

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Renshaw kicked out of race

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Sergio Paulinho (RadioShack) is a happy man after winning his first Tour stage.

Paulinho gives Radioshack something to celebrate

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Kiryienka denied in two-man sprint

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Frenchman Sandy Casar (Française des Jeux) celebrates the second Tour de France stage win of his career.

Casar claims stage win for France

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Schleck in yellow after Evans cracks

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Mark Cavendish (HTC-Columbia) leaves everyone behind

Cavendish sprints for second consecutive stage win

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Cancellara retains his yellow jersey

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Mark Cavendish (HTC-Columbia) sprints to his first stage win at the 2010 Tour de France

Cavendish vindicated in Montargis!

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Manx missile is back in action

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Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) celebrates

Take two for Ale-Jet

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Cancellara remains in yellow jersey

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Norwegian national champion Thor Hushovd (Cervelo Test Team) celebrates his victory in Porte du Hainaut.

Carnage on the cobbles!

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Cancellara back in yellow as Hushovd claims the stage

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Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) takes an emotional victory in Spa.

Chavanel takes stage and yellow in Spa

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Emotional comeback victory for Frenchman

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Mark Cavendish (HTC-Columbia)

Cavendish's Tour starts today

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First sprint stage crucial to HTC-Columbia

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Santos Tour Down Under race director Mike Turtur speaks at the launch.

Tour Down Under 2011 launched in Adelaide

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Race management confident of luring Armstrong back

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Erik Zabel was on hand to help the HTC boys.

Zabel talks maillot vert contenders

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Six-time points classification winner predicts two-way duel

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Roger Rivière receives the kisses as stage winner after the sixth stage of the 1960 Tour.

The Tour through the decades

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Part 1: Rivière and Merckx, 1960 and '70

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Sir Chris Hoy was one of a host of cycling stars attending the Gala Dinner.

Hoy not coy about Wiggins' chances

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'Sir Chris' backs fellow Brit for Tour glory

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Andy Schleck, Lance Armstrong, and Levi Leipheimer (L-R) at the call-up in Nevada City.

Swiss starter an appetiser for the Tour

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Cancellara could find defense of his title difficult

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