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Mullets and rattails are back in style with pro cyclists. I want to know WHY!?! They were bad enough the first time around.
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A team Phonak bike.
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Tour De Georgia Lantern Rouge and Cyclocross National Champion Jonathan Page (Cola Vita) smiles after the sign in.
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Bobby Julich (CSC) rolls up to the sign in.
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Retiring Andrea Tafi (Prodir) finishes at sign in.
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Georgia native Saul Raisin (Credit Agricole) was second place in the Best Young Rider's Jersey.
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The Mavic Moto Mechanics (Scott Hodge-Right) are ready to provide support to whoever needs it.
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Ekimov (Discovery Channel) rolls up to the sign in.
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Nathan O'Neill (Navigators) was bundled up before the start.
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The Mavic 2 car is ready to go.
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Mavic cars 2 and 3 are ready to go.
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The Mavic drivers are ready, too.
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Waiting for the start; view from Mavic 3.
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Let's roll! The neutral start begins.
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Jesus Loves Lance.
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On the road again, just can't wait to get on the road again.
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Checking in with Mavic 2.
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The crowds were everywhere in Blairsville.
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The security marshalls provided services such as making sure dogs did not run into the peloton.
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Rolling along at about 20 mph through the Georgia countryside. The pack was not racing at this point. Piano, Piano!
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Mavic 2 is following. Both cars were in front of the peloton.
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What bored Mavic Mechanics do in service cars. Beer me!
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In the feedzone, songeiurs waited to feed the riders.
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Riders crossed through some hilly country.
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The break of Danny Pate (Jelly Belly), Andrea Tafi (Prodir), Dom Perras (Kodak), and Sven Krauss (Gerolsteiner) go off the front.
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The break continues around a curve.
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The break's gap widens.
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The day's break.
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Danny Pate (Jelly Belly) signals for Mavic support.
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Jelly Belly's Danny Pate rides near the Mavic car to hand off clothes.
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Andrea Tafi's rear view.
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Mavic hands the clothes back to the Jelly Belly car.
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The break rolls along.
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The break gets closer to Alpharetta.
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The Maxxis banner on the closing circuits.
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The crowds were huge at the finale in Alpharetta.
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Welcome to Alpharetta!
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The break had less than 90 seconds on the peloton on the first finishing circuits.
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Race Leader Tom Danielson (Discovery) sits in the peloton surrounded by his teammates.
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Lance Armstrong (Discovery) sits in the peloton on the closing circuits.
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Team LPR was at the front of the pack driving the pace the last few laps.
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Floyd Landis (Phonak) sits comfortably in the peloton.
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The caravan is taken out of the finishing circuits for traffic control.
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uelien Clerc (Phonak) won third place on the stage
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Canadian National Champion Gord Fraser (Healthnet) won the final stage in Alpharetta.
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Andrea Tafi's last race was the final stage of the Tour De Georgia before retirement. He salutes the crowd from the podium as he accepts the Most Agre
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Andrea Tafi waves one last time from the podium.
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Best Young Rider jersey winner Trent Lowe (Jittery Joes) is all smiles.
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Floyd Landis (Phonak) was stylin in Elvis inspired eyewear as he accepted the award for third on the GC.
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Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner) was happy with his second place on the GC.
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Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner) was happy with his second place on the GC.
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