Portugal's Rui Costa, right, finishes to win round 8 of the 2011 Tour de France on its Aigurande – Super-Besse route.

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Vladimir Karpets of Russia's Katyusha cycling team finishes at round 8 of the 2011 Tour de France on its Aigurande – Super-Besse route.

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Portugal's Rui Costa, foreground right, finishes to win round 8 of the 2011 Tour de France on its Aigurande – Super-Besse route.

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Vladimir Karpets of Russia's Katyusha cycling team receives food while competing at round 8 of the 2011 Tour de France on its Aigurande – Super-Besse route.

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Yury Trofimov of Russia's Katyusha cycling team receives food while competing at round 8 of the 2011 Tour de France on its Aigurande – Super-Besse route.

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Alexander Kolobnev of Russia's Katyusha cycling team, background left, the United States' Tejay van Garderen, foreground left, and France's Cyril Gautier, foreground right, compete at round 8 of the 2011 Tour de France on its Aigurande – Super-Besse route.

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Alexander Kolobnev of Russia's Katyusha cycling team receives food while competing at round 8 of the 2011 Tour de France on its Aigurande – Super-Besse route.

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Locals greet participants of round 8 of the 2011 Tour de France on its Aigurande – Super-Besse route.

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Locals greet participants of round 8 of the 2011 Tour de France on its Aigurande – Super-Besse route.

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Russia's Katyusha cycling team prepares bicycles for round 8 of the 2011 Tour de France on its Aigurande – Super-Besse route.

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