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2011 Tour de France The annual cycling race, throughout France and neighboring countries, consists of 21 stages and covers a total distance of 2,200 miles.
July 24, 2011
Cadel Evans of Australia celebrates on the podium after winning the 2011 Tour de France.
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July 24, 2011
Evans is hugged by his teammates after crossing the finish line.
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July 24, 2011
Evans toasts with his glass of champagne as he rides in the last stage of the Tour de France.
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July 24, 2011
Mark Cavendish of Britain celebrates as he crosses the finish line.
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July 24, 2011
Cadel Evans races on the Champs-Elysees.
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July 22, 2011
Stage winner Pierre Roland of France climbs Alpe d'Huez during the 19th stage in France.
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July 22, 2011
Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador of Spain hits a spectator as he climbs Alpe d'Huez during the 19th stage.
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July 21, 2011
The pack of riders cycle up the Col de l'Ange during the 18th stage.
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July 20, 2011
The pack of riders climbs La Chaussee in Briancon, France, during the 17th stage of the Tour de France starting in Gap, France, and finishing in Pinerolo, Italy.
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July 20, 2011
A Le Credit Lyonnais vehicle rides on the Sarrazin bridge at the start of the 17th stage.
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July 20, 2011
Riders climb La Chaussee in Briancon, France during the 17th stage.
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July 20, 2011
The pack pedals around a bend during the 17th stage.
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July 20, 2011
Fans dressed as paddlers cheer on the pack of cyclists.
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July 20, 2011
Edvald Boasson Hagen of Norway and Team SKY Procycling celebrates victory during stage 17.
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July 17, 2011
Riders pedal during a break away in the 15th stage of the Tour de France 2011 cycling race from Limoux to Montpellier July 17, 2011.
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July 17, 2011
The peloton during Stage 15 in Montpellier, France.
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July 17, 2011
HTC-Highroad rider Mark Cavendish of Britain celebrates winning the 15th stage of the Tour de France 2011 cycling race.
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July 16, 2011
Team Leopard Trek riders Frank Schleck of Luxembourg, left, Jens Voigt of Germany, center, and Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland check the newspaper at the start of stage fourteen of the 2011 Tour de France from from Saint Gaudens to Plateau de Beille, France.
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July 16, 2011
A pack of riders climbs during the 14th stage.
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July 16, 2011
Astana rider Remy Di Gregorio of France rides during the 14th stage.
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July 16, 2011
Thomas Voeckler of France takes off the overall leader's yellow jersey to remove an undergarment as he climbs in the pack towards Col de la Porte pass during the 14th stage.
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July 16, 2011
Fans cheer on stage winner Jelle Vanendert of Belgium riding alone at the end of the 14th stage.
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July 16, 2011
Spain's Gorka Izagirre Insausti is cheered by a fan as he rides in a breakaway.
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July 16, 2011
Cadel Evans of Australia, left, and Ivan Basso of Italy, right, climb towards Plateau de Beille during the 14th stage.
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July 16, 2011
Jelle Vanendert of Belgium clenches his fists as he crosses the finish line to win the 14th stage of the Tour de France.
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July 16, 2011
Thomas Voeckler of France, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, leaves the podium of the 14th stage.
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July 12, 2011
A cycling fan dressed as a wrestler waves the US and Mexican flag as the pack with Haimar Zubeldia of Spain, in red Radioshack shirt, passes during the 10th stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 98.2 miles starting in Aurillac and finishing in Carmaux, France.
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July 12, 2011
The wounded legs of the Netherland's Johnny Hoogerland as he waits for the start of the tenth stage of the 2011 Tour de France cycling race run between Aurillac and Carmaux, France. Hoogerland had 33 stitches inserted to close deep gashes in his leg after he was hit by a car two days ago, on the ninth stage of the Tour de France.
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July 12, 2011
The pack rides past two straw bundle representing cows during the tenth stage of the 2011 Tour de France.
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July 12, 2011
Norway's fans cheer on the pack during the tenth stage.
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July 12, 2011
The pack rides during the 10th stage of the cycling race.
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July 12, 2011
Andre Greipel of Germany, rear, pushes his wheel over the finish line ahead of second place Mark Cavendish of Britain, left, to win the 10th stage of the Tour de France.
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July 10, 2011
Johnny Hoogerland of The Netherlands, wearing the best climber's dotted jersey, cries on the podium of the ninth stage of the Tour de France cycling race. Hoogerland was hit by a vehicle when riding in the breakaway group.
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July 10, 2011
The Netherland's Johnny Hoogerland, right, is tangled in barbed wire after a crash with Spain's Juan Antonio Flecha, left, during the ninth stage.
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July 10, 2011
Johnny Hoogerland of The Netherlands bears injuries from barbed wire as he crosses the finish line of the ninth stage.
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July 10, 2011
The pack with Thor Hushovd of Norway, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, speeds down Massiac pass during the ninth stage.
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July 6, 2011
Fans cheer on the pack ridind in the 164.5 km and fifth stage of the 2011 Tour de France cycling race run between Carhaix and Cap Frehel, western France.
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July 6, 2011
Britain's fans dressed up with local costumes cheer on the pack riding in the 164.5 km and fifth stage of the 2011 Tour de France cycling race run between Carhaix and Cap Frehel, western France.
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July 6, 2011
Europcar rider Thomas Voeckler of France rides during the break away in the fifth stage of the Tour de France 2011 cycling race from Carhaix to Cap Frehel. HTC highroad rider Mark Cavendish of Britain won the stage.
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July 6, 2011
The peloton passes through La Chapelle Neuve during Stage 5 of the 2011 Tour de France from Carhaix to Cap Frehel on July 6, 2011 in Cap Frehel, France.
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July 6, 2011
A Tour de France doctor tends to Janez Brajkovic of Slovenia as Robert Gesink of The Netherlands, rear, is helped back on his bicycle, after several riders crashed in the fifth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 102.2 miles starting in Carhaix and finishing in Cap Frehel, Brittany, western France. Brajkovic abandoned the race.
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July 6, 2011
Wounded Belgium's Tom Boonen rides on the finish line after crashing during the 164.5 km and fifth stage of the 2011 Tour de France cycling race run between Carhaix and Cap Frehel, western France.
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July 6, 2011
The peloton passes through Yffiniac the home town of racing legend Bernard Hinault during Stage 5 of the 2011 Tour de France from Carhaix to Cap Frehel in France.
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July 6, 2011
Stage winner, Britain's Mark Cavendish celebrates on the finish line as he wins ahead of second-placed, Belgium's Philippe Gilbert, right, and fourth-placed, France's Tony Gallopin during the 164.5 km fifth stage of the 2011 Tour de France cycling race run between Carhaix and Cap Frehel, western France.
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July 5, 2011
A helicopter of the French TV hovers over the pack with Thor Hushovd of Norway, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, center, during the fourth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 107.2 miles starting in Lorient and finishing in Mur de Bretagne, Brittany, western France.
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July 5, 2011
BMC Racing Team's Cadel Evans of Australia is helped after having a flat tyre during the fourth stage of the Tour de France 2011 cycling race from Lorient to Mur-de-Bretagne.
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July 5, 2011
A fan dressed up as a Christmas father waves a French flag as the pack rides during the 172,5 km and fourth stage of the 2011 Tour de France cycling race run between Lorient and Mur-de-Bretagne, western France.
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July 5, 2011
Mark Cavendish of Great Britain and HTC Highroad rides in the peloton during stage four of the 2011 Tour de France from Lorient to Mur-de-Bretagne on July 5, 2011 in Bretagne, France.
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July 5, 2011
The pack with Thor Hushovd of Norway, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, climbs Mur de Bretagne in the last kilometers of the fourth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 107.2 miles starting in Lorient and finishing in Mur de Bretagne, Brittany, western France.
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July 5, 2011
A man plays bagpipes roadside as the pack with Thor Hushovd of Norway, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, passes during the fourth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 107.2 miles starting in Lorient and finishing in Le Mur de Bretagne, Brittany, western France.
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July 5, 2011
The pack rides during the 172,5 km and fourth stage of the 2011 Tour de France cycling race run between Lorient and Mur-de-Bretagne, western France.
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July 4, 2011
Stage winner Cadel Evans of Australia, right, and three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador of Spain, left with raised arm, look at each other as they cross the finish line of the fourth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 172.5 kilometers (107.2 miles) starting in Lorient and finishing in Mur de Bretagne, Brittany, western France, Tuesday July 5, 2011. Contador cam in second with the same time as Evans, Alexande Vinokourov of Kazakhstan, second left, took the third place and Rigoberto Uran of Colombia, far left, took the fourth place.
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July 4, 2011
The pack rides on the Saint-Nazaire bridge during the 198 km and third stage of the 2011 Tour de France cycling race run between Olonne-sur-Mer and Redon, western France.
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July 4, 2011
The peloton during Stage 3 of the 2011 Tour de France from Olonne sur Mer to Redon on July 4, 2011 in Redon, France.
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July 4, 2011
The pack is seen during the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 123 miles starting in Olonne sur Mer, Vendee region, and finishing in Redon, Brittany, western France.
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July 4, 2011
A fan takes pictures of the pack riding past the Chateau d'Apremont during the 198 km and third stage of the 2011 Tour de France cycling race run between Olonne-sur-Mer and Redon, western France.
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July 4, 2011
A supporter waves to the pack of riders during the third stage of the Tour de France 2011 cycling race from Olonne-sur-Mer to Redon.
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July 4, 2011
US Tyler Farrar, center, sprints as he crosses the finish line with second-placed France's Romain Feillu, left, and third-placed Spain's Jose Joaquin Rojas, right, at the end of the 198 km and third stage of the 2011 Tour de France cycling race run between Olonne-sur-Mer and Redon, western France.
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July 3, 2011
US Garmin cycling team riders, with Polka dot jersey of best climber, Norwegia's Thor Hushovd, compete in the 23 km team time-trial and second stage of the 2011 Tour de France cycling race run around Les Essarts, western France.
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July 3, 2011
BMC Racing team rider Cadel Evans, left, of Australia leads his teammates during the team time trial in the second stage of the Tour de France 2011 cycling race in Les Essarts July 3, 2011. Garmin-Cervelo rider Thor Hushovd of Norway took the leader's yellow jersey.
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July 3, 2011
Maxime Bouet of France leads the AG2R La Mondiale team during Stage 2 of the 2011 Tour de France 23 km Team time trial from Les Essarts-Les Essarts in Cholet, France.
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July 2, 2011
Riders get back on their bicycles after a crash in the last 10 kilometers of the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 119 miles starting in Passage du Gois and finishing in Mont des Alouettes, les Herbiers, western France, Saturday July 2, 2011. Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador of Spain was also involved in the crash and got distanced.
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July 2, 2011
The pack passes the Passage du Gois, a causeway submerged by the tide twice a day joining Noirmoutier island and the mainland, rear, during the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 119 miles starting in Passage du Gois and finishing in Mont des Alouettes, les Herbiers, western France.
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