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Tour of California
A relaxed Chris Horner, Robert Gesink, Levi Leipheimer and Jason McCartney hang out at the start of stage three [GALLO/GETTY]
Published On 18 Feb 2009
18 Feb 2009
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Not quite the sunny California the peloton were expecting [GALLO/GETTY]
It's not all bad for overall leader Levi Leipheimer of Astana [GALLO/GETTY]
Lance Armstrong, in the centre, works in the peloton for his teammate and race leader Levi Leipheimer [GALLO/GETTY]
Thor Hushovd of Norway, celebrates his stage three win [GALLO/GETTY]
Keep in a straight line: A member of the AG2R Team get mechanical assistance from his team car [GALLO/GETTY]
The peloton rides down Highway 1 from Sausalito to Santa Cruz [GALLO/GETTY]
Sight-seeing for the peloton as they head over the Golden Gate Bridge [GALLO/GETTY]
Treacherous conditions for racers who have endured wet and wild weather [GALLO/GETTY]
Lance Armstrong must be wondering why he came back to all this? [GALLO/GETTY]
Australia's Mark Renshaw riding for Columbia-Highroad in the prologue [GALLO/GETTY]
Fans scribble words of inspiration for crowd favourite Armstrong [GALLO/GETTY]
And if you ever wondered where all that noise came from... [GALLO/GETTY]