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Tour de France 1: Alejandro Valverde opens with win

Race director Christian Prudhomme gets ready to wave the riders off

  • Alejandro Valverde opened his Tour de France account with a fine stage win
  • Alejandro Valverde celebrates
  • Alejandro Valverde on the podium
  • Alejandro Valverde donned the race's first yellow jersey
  • The village depart in Brest
  • Race director Christian Prudhomme gets ready to wave the riders off
  • The peloton on its way
  • Fans cheer the riders on
  • Lilian Jegou leads the main break of the day as it establishes a lead over the peloton
  • The break rides through Breton crowds
  • Breton fans get ready for the Tour de France
  • Lilian Jegou was one of the strongest on stage 1
  • The peloton rides through a village en route
  • The chase begins

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Race director Christian Prudhomme gets ready to wave the riders off

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