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Photos from 2012 Tour Down Stage 1

Tuesday, January 17: Prospect - Clare, 149 km

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Eddy Merckx and Andy Rihs

Before the start Eddy Merckx and BMC team owner Andy Rihs chat.

Robbie McEwen

Looking really fit, Robbie McEwen heads to the start.

Oscar Freire

As does Oscar Freire

Geraint Thomas

Geraint Thomas

Simon Gerrans

Simon Gerrans

Matteo Montaguti

Matteo Montaguti

Graeme Borwn

Graeme Brown signs autographs before the start.

Euskaltel

Euskaltel riders sign in

The peloton

Sirotti got a nice shot of the peloton coming down the road.

A breaks gives it a try

Eduard Vorganov, Marcello Pavarin and Rohan Dennis try to get away.

Panorama

A long panorama shot with the pack spread across the road.

Pack rounds a corner

The peloton rounds a corner.

Marcello Pavarin

Marcello Pavarin being chased.

Jens Voigt

Jens Voigt followed by José Ivan Gurierrez, Alejandro Valverde and José Joaquin Rojas (in Spanish champion's jersey).

Miyazawa and Paulinho

Saxo riders Takashi Miyazawa and Sergio Paulinho

Andreas Klier

Garmin-Barricuda rider Andreas Klier

Eduard Vorganov

Eduard Vorganov

Approach to finish

The finish is near, Petacchi seems to have timed it just right.

Stage 1 finish

But André Greipel (Lotto) pulls a rabbit out of his hat.

Stage 1 finish

The finish, Greipel barely beats Petacchi