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One week after claiming the Spanish Championships, Alejandro Valverde pounced to win Tour de France stage one and take the leader's maillot jaune in the process. The 28 year-old Caisse d'Epargne rider, winner of Liège-Bastogne-Liège, chased down Luxembourg's Kim Kirchen (Columbia) in the final 200 metres to finish one second clear of his competition in Plumelec.
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French Thomas Voeckler (Bouygues Telecom/Fra) jubilates on the podium with best climber's polka doted jersey , on July 5 2008 in Plumelec, western France, at the end of the 197,5 km first stage of the 2008 Tour de France cycling race run between Brest and Plumelec.
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Italian Riccardo Ricco (Saunier Duval/Spa) answers journalists' questions after undergoing urine tests in the anti-doping control bus, on July 5 2008 in Plumelec, western France, at the end of the 197,5 km first stage of the 2008
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