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Olympics: Great Wall beckons

Reigning Olympic road champion Paolo Bettini gets in some practise time Thursday.

  • The Great Wall of China looms large over the road course.
  • George Hincapie (L) scouts out the road course Thursday.
  • Americans George Hincapie (L) and Levi Leipheimer (R) bookend a group of North American cyclists.
  • Reigning Olympic road champion Paolo Bettini gets in some practise time Thursday.

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Reigning Olympic road champion Paolo Bettini gets in some practise time Thursday.

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