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Tour de France 2012 : In pictures


From http://www.guardian.co.uk


1. Yellow jersey holder Fabian Cancellara takes a turn at the front of the peloton as the Tour de France makes it’s way to Boulogne-sur-Mer. Photograph: Laurent Cipriani/AP


2. Peter Sagan celebrates winning the third stage in Boulogne-sur-Mer. Photograph: Lionel Bonaventure/ AFP/Getty Images


3. A lonely couple of spectators wait for the race to pass by. Photograph: Laurent Cipriani/ AP


4. Cancellara, in the yellow jersey, breathes down the neck of Frank Schleck, of the Schleck Brothers. Photograph: Stephane Mahe/ Reuters


5. Britain’s Mark Cavendish refused to be psyched out by this man at the start of the stage. Photograph: Pascal Pavani/ AFP/Getty Images


6. Andriy Grivko , Sebastien Minard and Ruben Perez Moreno are still amongst the breakaway bunch. Photograph: Photograph: Stephane Mahe/ Reuters


7. Peter ‘Tourminator’ Sagan’s scary paint job. Photograph: Yorick Jansens/ EPA


8. Haimar Zubeldia leads his RadioShack team mates. Photograph: Lionel Bonaventure/ AFP/Getty Images


9. Polish rider Sylvester Szmyd stuffs his face while riding his bike and listening to the local version of Rinse FM. Impressive. Photograph: Lionel Bonaventure/ AFP/Getty Images


10. A 2CV throws pork products at small children as the caravan passes through Wahagnies in northern France. Photograph: Michel Spingler/ AP


11. Cavendish and his British Sky cycling team ride in formation. Photograph: Lionel Bonaventure/ AFP/Getty Images


12. The breakaway group passes the Aubers Ridge British Cemetery. Photograph: Christophe Ena/ AP


13. Sebastien Minard and Michael Morkov ride in the early breakaway. Photograph: Lionel Bonaventure/ AFP/Getty Images


14. Bradley Wiggins rides in the pack. Photograph: Joel Saget/ AFP/Getty Images


15. Fans cheer on Philippe Gilbert of Belgium before the start of the stage in Orchies. Photograph: Christophe Ena/ AP


16. Mark Cavendish arrives for the start of the third stage. Photograph: Christophe Ena/ AP


17. Sebastien Minard, Giovanni Bernaudeau, Ruben Perez Moreno and Michael Morkov, start their early breakaway. Photograph: Joel Saget/ AFP/Getty Images


18. Cadel Evans gets his game face on as the peloton sets off. Photograph: Joel Saget/ AFP/Getty Images

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