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Amgen Tour of California, 2015
Cavendish stopped by the SRAM car for some tools and a pre-race adjustment on his bike.
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Amgen Tour of California, 2015
The race rolled out of historic Nevada City.
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Amgen Tour of California, 2015
Luis Amaran joined the three riders already up the road (Rob Carpenter, Daniel Oss, and Markel Aranburu), to form the break of the day.
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Amgen Tour of California, 2015
Stage 2 took the riders through the forests of the Sierra Nevada foothills.
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Amgen Tour of California, 2015
The peloton passed through the rolling, grassy hills near Elk Grove.
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Amgen Tour of California, 2015
Etixx took control of the peloton early, as they wound through the scenic foothills near Nevada City.
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Amgen Tour of California, 2015
Riders stocked up in the feed zone. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
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Amgen Tour of California, 2015
Heading back to the team car, Jesse Anthony picked up plenty of bottles to stuff into his jersey for his teammates.
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Amgen Tour of California, 2015
Despite the harsh words and big rivalry, Mark Cavendish and Peter Sagan had a nice chat during the stage.
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Amgen Tour of California, 2015
At the bottom of a long descent, riders streaked over a bridge at close to 50 mph.
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Amgen Tour of California, 2015
The TV bike went in for a different look at the break.
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Amgen Tour of California, 2015
Tinkoff-Saxo and Etixx Quick Step put their horses on the front to bring the break back, but some were bigger than others.
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Amgen Tour of California, 2015
Minutes before a serious crash ended his 10th and last Tour of California, Ben Jacques-Maynes came back to the team car for final instructions.
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Amgen Tour of California, 2015
Teams lined up near the front with 15km to go.
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Amgen Tour of California, 2015
With one lap to go, the sprinters teams battled for position at the front.
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Amgen Tour of California, 2015
The finish was so close neither rider knew who won, and a photo would decide the winner.
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Amgen Tour of California, 2015
The stage 2 podium of Mark Cavendish, Peter Sagan and Wouter Wippert.
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Amgen Tour of California, 2015
The town of Lodi awarded a 10 liter bottle of their finest wine for the win.
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Amgen Tour of California, 2015
Most Courageous rider Markel Aranburu, as a cancer survivor, was a worth winner.
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Amgen Tour of California, 2015
Rob Carpenter secured the mountain jersey and the best young rider jersey with his effort on the day.
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