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Alexis Rodriguez (Kelme) takes the turn at the top |
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Christophe Mengin (FDJeux.com) can almost see the start of the descent |
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Torsten Hiekmann (Telekom) flew to a very respectable 24th place in
the prologue |
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Josu Silloniz (Euskaltel-Euskadi) didn't appear to be suffering at the
top |
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Mikel Zarrabeitia (ONCE) limited his losses in the prologue and wound
up second overall in Nice, just 11 seconds ahead of Rebellin |
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Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) won stage 2, wore yellow, and finished
on the podium in third place |
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Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) won stage 1 |
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David Bernabeu (Milaneza) won the final stage in Nice and finished in
6th place |
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Stuart O'Grady (Credit Agricole), wearing the Australian national
champion jersey, rode to a solid 4th place in the prologue |
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Benoit Salmon (Phonak) turns the corner at the top of the climb |
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Torsten Schmidt (Gerolsteiner) changes his grip on the handlebars as
he attacks the end of the climb |
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The French have great expectations for Sylvain Chavanel who finished
Paris-Nice in 5th place and took the best young rider jersey |
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Bobby Julich (Telekom) may get some chances to show himself this
season |
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Stephane Goubert (Jean Delatour) finished 37th overall in Nice |
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