The famous sunflowers of the south of France provide a serene backdrop to the drama of Stage 13 of the 2010 Tour de France.
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The Plane tree-lined roads protect the breakway of three from the wind and sun if only briefly. Juan Antonio Flecha of Team Sky takes his turn at the front of the breakaway that lasted over 160km.
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The peloton cruises through wheat fields in the shadow of round bales of straw during Stage 13 of the 2010 Tour de France.
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Italian Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) may not have won the race, however he did win enough points to take back the green sprinter's jersey from Norwegian Thor Hushovd (Cervelo TestTeam) by taking 2nd in the bunch sprint behind Mark Cavendish (HTC-Columbia) in Stage 13 of he 2010 Tour de France.
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Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) gets his win- finally. Vino was overtaken by teammate Alberto Contador and stage winner Joaquin Rodriguez yesterday just before the finish line. Contador was in need of seconds and had no choice- Vino got his stage Sunday in Stage 13 of the 2010 Tour de France, his 4th stage win of his Tour career.
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