The 99th Tour de France

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Bradley Wiggins of Great Britain celebrates on a processional lap with his teammates after winning the 2012 Tour de France in Paris.

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Fans of Bradley Wiggins shout out during a parade after the last stage of the Tour de France in Paris.

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Bradley Wiggins, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, celebrates as he crosses the finish line.

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Bradley Wiggins passes the Arc de Triomphe during the last stage of the Tour de France in Paris.

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The peloton races into Paris alongside the river during the 20th stage.

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Bradley Wiggins cycles with his SKY teammates.

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The group makes the climb of the Port de Bales during the 17th stage of the Tour de France.

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The leading men ride in a breakaway in the 140 mile 12th stage of the 2012 Tour de France cycling race.

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A fan, with his 1912 bicycle, cheers on the pack riding during the 12th stage of the 2012 Tour de France cycling race.

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Bradley Wiggins of Britain, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, speeds down Granier pass.

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Stage winner Thomas Voeckler of France climbs Col de Richemond during the 10th stage of the Tour de France cycling race.

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Team Sky with Bradley Wiggins of Britain, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, leads the pack during the 10th stage of the Tour de France cycling race.

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David Miller of Britain crosses the finish line ahead of Jean-Christophe Peraud of France, left, to win the 12th stage of the Tour de France.

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Overall leader's yellow jersey, British Bradley Wiggins and Italy's Vincenzo Nibali cross the finish line at the end of the 11th stage of the 2012 Tour de France.

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Stage winner, France's Thomas Voeckler, leaves the anti-doping control bus after the 10th stage.

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France's Pierre Rolland lifts his bicycle as he celebrates winning after crossing the finish line at the end of the 11th stage.

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The pack passes poppies in a field during the fifth stage of the Tour de France cycling race. The race, now in its 99th year, is 122 miles. It begins in Rouen and finishes in Saint-Quentin, France.

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Fans wait for riders in western-style decor during the 12th stage of the 2012 Tour de France cycling race.

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Peter Sagan of Slovakia wears the green points leader jersey and Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland in the race leader yellow jersey prepare for the start as they both went on to defend their jerseys in stage two of the Tour de France from Vise to Tournai in Vise, Belgium.

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The pack passes a church in Rouen during the start of the fifth stage of the Tour de France cycling race.

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Residents of Lyons-la-Foret watch the pack pass during the fifth stage of the Tour de France.

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Cyclists race to place in the individual time trials in stage nine of the Tour de France.

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The peloton climbs the Cote de la Citadelle de Namur during stage two.

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Riders cast shadows on the road during the first stage of the Tour de France.

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A fan, wearing a mock yellow jersey of the overall leader, cheers on the pack riding in the sixth stage.

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The pack rides through the woods during the sixth stage.

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Wouter Poels of the Netherlands is injured after the crash of nearly 30 riders 16 miles before the end of the sixth stage of the Tour de France. Poels was forced to abandon the race due to the severity of his injuries sustained during the crash, which included a ruptured spleen and kidney.

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Spain's Alejandro Valverde receives medical assistance as he rides after he crashed in the sixth stage.

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Mark Cavendish of Britain, rear right with yellow helmet, pushes his bicycle over the finish line ahead of Andre Greipel of Germany and Matthew Harley Gross of Australia to win the second stage of the Tour de France cycling race.

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Cyclists celebrate on the finish line of various stages during the Tour de France.

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A fan looks at Jonathan Cantwell of Australia after he crashed during the fifth stage.

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The pack rides under menacing skies during the sixth stage of the Tour de France.