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    Tour de Pologne 2012 | Stage 7
John Degenkolb celebrating his stage win on the podium. Please note the large plush squirrel in attendance.
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    Tour de Pologne 2012 | Stage 7

    John Degenkolb celebrating his stage win on the podium. Please note the large plush squirrel in attendance.

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Daniel Teklehaimanot (Orica-Greenedge) won the King of the Mountains jersey after the opening stage of the Tour of Poland. A neo-pro, it is the first time he has been on the podium this year apart from when he won the national championships in Eritrea last June.

Tour de Pologne started today! Here’s Daniel Teklehaimanot picking up the mountains jersey for Greenedge and what looks like a sweet plush toy (cow? hippo?).

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    Daniel Teklehaimanot (Orica-Greenedge) won the King of the Mountains jersey after the opening stage of the Tour of Poland. A neo-pro, it is the first time he has been on the podium this year apart from when he won the national championships in Eritrea last June.

    Tour de Pologne started today! Here’s Daniel Teklehaimanot picking up the mountains jersey for Greenedge and what looks like a sweet plush toy (cow? hippo?).

     
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    Tour de Suisse 2012 | Stage 2
Photo: © Sirotti (via Tour De Suisse 2012: Rui Costa (Movistar) On The Podium, Photos | Cyclingnews.com)

    Tour de Suisse 2012 | Stage 2

    Photo: © Sirotti (via Tour De Suisse 2012: Rui Costa (Movistar) On The Podium, Photos | Cyclingnews.com)

     
  4. Tour de Suisse 2012 | Stage 2
Stage winner Rui Costa is now the proud owner of a giant cow bell.
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    Tour de Suisse 2012 | Stage 2

    Stage winner Rui Costa is now the proud owner of a giant cow bell.

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    Criterium du Dauphine 2012 | Stage 1
Stage winner Cadel with his plushie cow.
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    Criterium du Dauphine 2012 | Stage 1

    Stage winner Cadel with his plushie cow.

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    Bayern-Rundfahrt 2012 | Stage 2
Stage winner Michael Rogers with podium fox!
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    Bayern-Rundfahrt 2012 | Stage 2

    Stage winner Michael Rogers with podium fox!

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  7. Tour of California 2012 | Stage 2
Second win in as many days for Sagan, it’s a bit too easy for him in this race on the flattish stages.  Still, the sponsors will be happy!
This time he got a surfboard to go along with his bear.
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    Tour of California 2012 | Stage 2

    Second win in as many days for Sagan, it’s a bit too easy for him in this race on the flattish stages.  Still, the sponsors will be happy!

    This time he got a surfboard to go along with his bear.

    (via Photo from AP Photo)

     
  8. Tour of California 2012 | Stage 1

    An easy win for Peter Sagan, even with a rear wheel puncture around 10k to go. 

    Also, I want that bear.

    (via Photo from Reuters Pictures)

     
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    Tour of Turkey 2012 | Stage 1
Bananas for Bos! The Tour of Turkey always does a fine line in fruit-related podium prizes. 
Photo: © Roberto Bettini (via Presidential Cycling Tour Of Turkey 2012: Turkey Stage 1 Podium, Photos | Cyclingnews.com)

    Tour of Turkey 2012 | Stage 1

    Bananas for Bos! The Tour of Turkey always does a fine line in fruit-related podium prizes. 

    Photo: © Roberto Bettini (via Presidential Cycling Tour Of Turkey 2012: Turkey Stage 1 Podium, Photos | Cyclingnews.com)

     
  10. 10th April 2012, Paris-Camembert.

    Pierre-Luc Perrichon: race face says “yay!”, podium face suggests camembert is not his favourite cheese.

    (co-mod natalie is heartily in favour of food-related podium prizes)

    (via Photo from Getty Images)