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Winner Brian Vandborg (CSC) looks tired crossing the finish line.
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Jason McCartney (Discovery Channel) shows the effort of being in the day's break.
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rent Lowe (Best Young Rider Jersey-Jittery Joes-Kalahari) finishes with the front group.
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Nathan O'Neill (Navigators) finishes a tough stage.
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A wet and tired CSC rider.
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Stage 4 winner Brian Vandborg (CSC) heads to the awards podium.
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Michael Rich (Gerolsteiner) rides through the finish.
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An official tells race leader Floyd Landis, "Now Floyd, we need to promote cycling in the Southern US like NASCAR..."
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Floyd Landis (Phonak), the leader's jersey holder, makes his way to the awards podium.
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Marco Pinoti (Prodir) exclaims how hard a day in the saddle can be.
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More riders finish.
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Tony Cruz (Discovery) looks glad to be done.
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Even more riders finish.
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A Gerolsteiner rider finishes.
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Chechu Rubiera (Discovery Channel) accepts the KOM jersey.
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Marco Pinoto (Prodir) placed third in today's stage.
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Eki (Discovery) and his mullet take center stage for winning second place.
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Brian Vanborg (CSC) was happy to have won the stage.
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Trent Lowe (Jittery Joes-Kalahari) is clearly happy to retain the Best Young Riders Jersey.
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Greg Henderson (Healthnet p/b Maxxis) retained the Sprint Leader's Jersey.
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Greg Henderson aka Hendee is one happy man.
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Chechu Rubiera (Discovery) gets his victory kisses.
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Race leader Floyd Landis (Phonak) waves from the podium.
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Floyd Landis gives an interview.
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Stage Winner Brian Vanborg (CSC) at the press conference with Eki Ekimov looking on.
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Chechu Ruberia at the press conference after the stage.
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Where the fan's hearts lie.
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Street art. In 2004 at the Tour De France, a picture like this was painted on Alpe D'Huez.
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Barb and Alan Grove enjoy the top of Woody's Gap before the thunderstorm and hail.
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The King of the Mountains sprint line.
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The KOM sign.
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Mike Creed (Discovery) isn't at the Tour De Georgia this year, but his fan club was.
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The Gwinnett Touring Club riders smile at the top of Woody's.
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The OTR Cycling team was popular during the hail storms because of their EZ Up tent.
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Retired and 7 months pregnant T-Mobile Women's Pro Katrina Grove shows the beverage which she wishes she was drinking instead of water.
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The freak hail storm that pounded riders and spectators at the top of Woody's Gap.
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More hail.
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Several members of the Forum cycling team ducked in their cars during the thunderstorm.
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Chechu Rubiera (Discovery) takes the first Woody's KOM Sprint.
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