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Stage 2 of the Amgen Tour of California

Updated: 2011-05-17 12:54

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Stage 2 of the Amgen Tour of California

The peloton starts Stage 2 of the Amgen Tour of California in Nevada City, California, May 16, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

Stage 2 of the Amgen Tour of California

Stage 2 winner Team Sky's Ben Swift (C) of Great Britain salutes the crowd, flanked by Slovakian Peter Sagan of Team Liquigas-Cannondale (L) in second place and Team HTC-Highroad's Matthew Goss of Australia in third place, after Stage 2 of the Amgen Tour of California in Sacramento, California, May 16, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

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