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Saturday, 1 July 2006, 12:38 GMT 13:38 UK
Tour de France opening stage photos
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A cycling fan inscribes the slogan 'Fans Against Doping' on her chest ahead of the Prologue in Strasbourg
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Germany's Bert Grabsch sprints for the finishing line of the 7.1 km prologue stage of the Tour De France
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Credit Agricole's Jimmy Engoulvent shows the strain as he launches his bid to take this year's yellow jersey
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Davitamon-Lotto team rider Wim Vansevenant pushes his body to the limit as he tackles the time-trial prologue
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Disgruntled cycling fans show their discontent with anti-doping banners dotted along the route of the prologue
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Christophe Mengin, riding for the Fdjeux.com team, heads towards the finish line in the afternoon heat of Strasbourg
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The suspension-plagued T-Mobile team see the Ukranian Serhiy Honchar cross the finish line
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The Dane Michael Rasmussen, riding for the Rabobank team in this year's tour, pushes as hard as he can towards the finish
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Germany's Jens Voigt of the CSC team sprints for the finish after a gruelling 7.1 km prologue
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Britain's David Millar, returning after a two year drug ban, pushes off attempting to establish a lead in the opening stage
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Discovery Channel's George Hincapie pushes as hard as he can in an attempt to take first place in the prologue
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Thor Hushovd adorns his first yellow jersey after posting a time of 8:17.0 minutes for his credit Agricole team
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