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2015 La Course: Pinning number
Carmen Small began her morning on the Champs-Élysées pinning her race numbers on to her jersey — she is still getting settled into her new team, Bigla Pro Cycling. Photo: Iri Greco / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Optum Presentation
Alison Tetrick joined her teammates at Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies for the official team presentation on the Place de Concorde. Photo: Iri Greco / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Orica warm-up
The Orica-AIS squad warmed up on trainers before the start of the race. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Neutral service
Ellen van Dijk (Boels-Dolmans) took a photo of the souped-up "neutral service" car by aerodynamic specialists McLaren on the Champs-Élysées. Photo: Iri Greco / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Velocio-SRAM selfie
The Velocio-SRAM team posed for a selfie before they took the stage for the team presentation on the Place de Concorde. Photo: Iri Greco / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Massage
As the rain started and the temperatures dropped, riders got a warming rub-down before the start. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Ferrand-Prevot
World champion Pauline Ferrand-Prevot posed for photo ops with Tour de France officials. Photo: Iri Greco / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Women's start
The women's field started towards the first pass of the Arc du Triumphe gruppo compatto with 120 riders; only half of that would finish after 13 laps and 89 kilometers. Photo: Iri Greco / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Johansson leads
Emma Johansson of Orica-AIS led the pack up to the Arc du Triomphe at speed before the slippery conditions slowed the bunch down in the corners. Photo: Iri Greco / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Massive crash
A massive crash took down part of the peloton during the second lap at the top of the Champs-Élysées. Photo: Iri Greco / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Team staff lending a hand
Team staff rushed in to assess riders' conditions and provide support with wheels and new bikes. Photo: Iri Greco / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Rough conditions
Rain-slicked cobbles and lots of technical sections caused havoc in the peloton early on. Photo: Iri Greco / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Rivera crash
American Coryn Rivera (UnitedHealthcare) was caught up in the first of many crashes but avoided serious injury and managed to get back on the road after a wheel change. Photo: Iri Greco / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Wiles crash
Velocio-SRAM's Tayler Wiles crashed out of the race in the second lap, forced out by an injury to her abdomen. Photo: Iri Greco / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Majerus corners
Luxembourg's national champion Christine Majerus (Boels Dolmans) kept alert in the corner at the bottom of the Champs-Élysées, where treacherous conditions caused more crashes later in the race. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Van Dijk chasing
After losing contact with the bunch on the frist crash, Ellen van Dijk was forced to chase the pack on the long straights on the backside of the circuits. Photo: Iri Greco / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Peloton tunnel
The far side of the course took the bunch through a tunnel. Photo: Iri Greco / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Rivera chases
Rivera continued her chase to get back in the front group after being held up by an earlier crash. Photo: Iri Greco / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: La Course fans
Despite cool temps and continuous rain, fans kept enthusiasm high, showing their support for both the men's and women's races on the day. Photo: Iri Greco / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Tucked in
World champion Pauline Ferrand-Prevot spent a lot of time safely tucked in the peloton. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Horbach
Ariane Horbach (Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies) showed the effects of multiple crash injuries – she would later quit the race. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Worrack
German national champion Trixi Worrack (Velocio-SRAM) chased back on on the long stretches of the Champs-Élysées. Photo: Iri Greco / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Armitstead at the front
Lizzie Armitstead (Boels-Dolmans) kept close tabs on the race, riding in the top five riders almost the entire day. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Elvin attack
Gracie Elvin (Orica-AIS) was the first rider to make an attck that stuck, coming around the Arc du Triomphe free and clear midway through the race. Photo: Ludovic Grenier / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Guarnier chases
U.S. champion Megan Guarnier (Boels Dolmans) worked to bring the gap down along with teammates and the efforts of Wiggle Honda and Velocio-SRAM. Photo: Iri Greco / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Van der Breggen works
Giro Rosa winner Anna van der Breggen (Rabo Liv) helped bring Gracie Elvin (Orica-AIS) back into the fold before the final laps. Photo: Iri Greco / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Off the front
Escapees Lizzie Williams (Orica-AIS) and Floortje Mackaij (Team Liv-Plantur) kept their distance for about a lap but were eventually caught. Photo: Iri Greco / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: van der Breggen leads
Eventual winner Anna van der Breggen (Rabo Liv) led the charge after the leading duo. Photo: Ludovic Grenier / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Optum down
More crashes took down part of the Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies squad on the final laps. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Two to go
The field came back together before the last two laps with Boels-Dolmans, Rabo Liv, and Team Liv-Plantur on the front. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Stormy weather
As the last laps commenced, the weather worsened with darkening skies and even wetter surfaces along the Chmaps-Élysées. Photo: Iri Greco / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Crash out
Yet another crash took down one thrid of what was left of the bunch. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Bad day
The contrast between the 2015 edition of the race and the warm and sunny 2014 edition could hardly have been starker. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Race of attrition
A race of attrition: on the penultimate lap the bunch was narrowed down to a select group for the win. Photo: Iri Greco / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Bike change
With one and a half laps to go, Megan Guarnier got a bike change at the Arc du Triomphe. Photo: Iri Greco / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Bigla leadout
Bigla Pro Cycling led the charge through the finish for one lap to go. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Van der Breggen attack
With less than 6 km to the finish, Anna van der Breggen launched a solo attack that stuck. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Van der Breggen victory
2015 La Course winner Anna van der Breggen managed to hold off the others to the line. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Van der Breggen interview
Race winner Anna van der Breggen was all-smiles for the press after the finish. Photo: Iri Greco / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Wyman
Jackie of all trades, cyclocross champion Helen Wyman (Matrix Fitness) showed the strain of the day at the finish in Paris. Photo: Iri Greco / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Rivera Barnes hug
Coryn Rivera offered comfort to injured UnitedHealthcare teammate Hannah Barnes. Photo: Iri Greco / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Armitstead finish
Lizzie Armitstead stayed out of trouble and raced well, but came up short in the finale. Photo: Iri Greco / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Ferrand-Prevot post-race
Pauline Ferrand-Prevot after the finish of a race fraught with crashes and bad luck for many. Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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2015 La Course: Podium
The final podium for the 2015 La Course on the Place de Concorde - Anna Van Der Breggen (Rabo Liv), Jolien D'hoore (Wiggle Honda), Amy Pieters (Team Liv-Plantur). Photo: Jim Fryer / BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
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