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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Tour de France: Thomas Voeckler delights the home crowd with stage five win

tour de france: Mark Cavendish
Mark Cavendish, wearing the green jersey, signs autographs prior to the start of the 196.5km fifth stage of the Tour de France from Le Cap d'Agde to Perpignan Photograph: Bas Czerwinski/AP
tour de france: Tour de France 2009 Stage Five
The peloton progresses through the French countryside Photograph: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images
tour de france: Astana team rider Lance Armstrong of the US
Astana rider Lance Armstrong is content to stay in the pack Photograph: Ian Langsdon/EPA
tour de france: Competitors cycle during the tour de france
Clouds hover over the riders as they eat up the miles Photograph: Eric Gaillard/Reuters
tour de france: Robert Gesink
A disappointed Robert Gesink, of Dutch team Rabobank, sits in an ambulance after being injured Photograph: Koen Van Weel/AFP/Getty Images
tour de france: The peloton rides during the fifth stage
Spectators look down on the peloton Photograph: ERIC GAILLARD/Reuters
tour de france: Voeckler wins the fifth stage of the 96th Tour de France
Good news for the host nation as Bouygues Telecom rider Thomas Voeckler of France wins the fifth stage Photograph: Jean-paul Pelissier/REUTERS
tour de france: Jussie Veikkanen
Finnish rider Jussie Veikkanen of French team Francaise des Jeux displays his polka dot jersey for the best climber Photograph: Patrick Hertzog/AFP/Getty Images
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