Ronde d'AIX - NE
Aix en Provence, France, March 22, 2009
Images by Christophe Mury
Riders roll up to the start line for the day's race.
Davide Rebellin (Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli) signs on for the race.
Gilberto Simoni (Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli) rolls to the sign-on area.
Christophe Le Mevel (Fran�aise des Jeux) looked confident on the start line.
Alessandro Bertolini (Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli) on the start line.
Julien Absalon (Orbea) traded in his MTB bike for a road bike to compete in the criterium.
Maxime Bouet (Agritubel) checks his margin after launching an early attack.
Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) made his first attack early in the race.
Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) grits his teeth as he attacks the peloton.
Cofidis tried to control the race but was unable to keep it together.
Christophe Le Mevel (Fran�aise des Jeux) attacks during the race.
Agritubel's men controlled the peloton throughout the race.
Davide Rebellin (Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli) corners while his teammate attacks the peloton.
Nicholas Roche (Ag2R La Mondiale) rides in the bunch.
Gilberto Simoni (Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli) attacks during the race.
Agritubel spent a lot of the race controlling the peloton.
France's Jussi Veikkanen (Fran�aise des Jeux) rides in the bunch.
Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) was too quick for the lead group, breaking off the front on the home straight.
Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) celebrates on the podium.
1 Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step)
2 Davide Rebellin (Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli)
3 Julien El Fares (Cofidis)
4 R�mi Di Gregorio (Fran�aise des Jeux)
5 L�onardo Duque (Cofidis)