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Cavendish takes a 'close' victory.
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The crowd was out in force.
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A close up.
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Hoogerland (r) still has scars from his horrific Tour de France crash.
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Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank) sporting a beard to cover the facial injuries he sustained at the Tour.
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Life is pretty good for Mark Cavendish at the moment.
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A glass of beer for the podium.
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Before the race the Schlecks get a photo with the podium girls.
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The sprint is on - not too hard to predict the winner.
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Cavendish puts on a straight face in the company of the podium girls.
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Ready to go Frank?
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Frank Schleck answers some questions about the Tour before the race.
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Cavendish presented prior to the race.
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Andy Schleck (Leopard-Trek) takes a corner.
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Cavendish was the centre of plenty of attention.
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The Wahoo Fitness RFLKT works with the company's own app but also Abvio's powerful Cyclemeter.
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The racing continued into the evening.
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Cavendish gets some kisses.
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The break mid'way through the race with Cavendish in the lead.
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Cavendish on the podium.
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Riders get ready to set off.
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Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) added the Profronde van Stiphout to his name on Tuesday. The British super sprinter was too fast for Luxembourg's Andy and Frank Schleck who had to settle for the minor positions.
The three riders joined, Ivan Basso, Laurens Ten Dam, Johnny Hoogerland and Thomas Dekker among others at the start in Stiphout.
Bauke Mollema finished fourth, while Pim Ligthart of the Vacansoleil DCM team won the sprint of the chasing group.
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Results
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Mark Cavendish (GBr) HTC-Highroad
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Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek
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Fränk Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek
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Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
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Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
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Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
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Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
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Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
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Raymond Kreder (Ned) Chipotle Development Team
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Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
