Memorable moments of 2011: Cycling
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Hide captionSpaniard Juan Jose Cobo surpassed Brits Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome to win the Vuelta a Espana, the first Grand Tour victory of his career.
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Hide captionSven Nys (green) earned a controversial victory at the Cyclocross World Cup race in Koksijde, as he appeared to squeeze fellow rider Kevin Pauwels into the barriers during the final sprint. "I would have crashed if I’d kept sprinting," Pauwels said.
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Hide captionThirty-nine-year-old Chris Horner won the Tour of California after taking the lead in Stage 4 -- a day on which he said only Alberto Contador can challenge him.
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Hide captionGreat Britain's Mark Cavendish capped his successful season by winning the road race at the UCI World Championships. He also won five stages and the points title at the Tour de France.
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Hide captionThe Netherlands' Johnny Hoogerland was involved in a crash at the Tour de France with a car and another rider. Hoogerland flew through the air and landed on a barbed wire fence, but finished the stage and eventually the race.
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Hide captionAndy Schleck of Luxembourg launched a solo breakaway that stretched 60 kilometers during one of the toughest stages of the 2011 Tour de France, Stage 18. The Leopard-Trek rider won the stage but eventually finished second overall.
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Hide captionThe 2011 Tour de France was a race of firsts: Tyler Farrar (right) became the first American to win a stage on July 4, while Cadel Evans was the first Australian to win the yellow jersey.
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Hide captionAlberto Contador gained control of the Giro d'Italia with a surge on Mount Etna, a volcano on Sicily. The Spaniard won the stage, took the lead and never relinquished it.
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Hide captionBelgian Wouter Weylandt died in a crash during Stage 3 of the Giro d'Italia. His fellow riders paid tribute to him the next day, and fans showed their support the rest of the race.
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Hide captionBelgian Philippe Gilbert had arguably the best season of any rider. In April, he completed the Ardennes triple by winning the Amstel Gold Race, La Fleche Wallonne and Liege-Bastogne-Liege.
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