Tour du Faso heats up

The pack rides past a watering hole during the 6th stage of the 22nd Tour du Faso cycling race...
The pack rides past a watering hole during the 6th stage of the 22nd Tour du Faso cycling race between Laye and Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso, on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008. Photo by Christophe Ena/AP.
The pack rides past a watering hole during the 6th stage of the 22nd Tour du Faso cycling race...
The pack rides past a watering hole during the 6th stage of the 22nd Tour du Faso cycling race between Laye and Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso, on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008. Photo by Christophe Ena/AP.
Men stand by the side of the road and watch riders pass by during the 6th stage of the 22nd Tour...
Men stand by the side of the road and watch riders pass by during the 6th stage of the 22nd Tour du Faso cycling race between Laye and Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso, on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008. Photo by Christophe Ena/AP.
The pack rides past a watering hole during the 6th stage of the 22nd Tour du Faso cycling race...
The pack rides past a watering hole during the 6th stage of the 22nd Tour du Faso cycling race between Laye and Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso, on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008. Photo by Christophe Ena/AP.
Riders fall on a dusty road during the 6th stage of the 22nd Tour du Faso cycling race between...
Riders fall on a dusty road during the 6th stage of the 22nd Tour du Faso cycling race between Laye and Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008. Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso, on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008. Photo by Christophe Ena/AP.
Burkina Faso's Issaka Kabre, right, shouts after he fell during the 6th stage of the 22nd Tour du...
Burkina Faso's Issaka Kabre, right, shouts after he fell during the 6th stage of the 22nd Tour du Faso cycling race between Laye and Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008. Photo Christophe Ena/AP.
Local residents cheer riders during the third stage of the 22nd Tour du Faso cycling race in Bobo...
Local residents cheer riders during the third stage of the 22nd Tour du Faso cycling race in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008. Photo by Christophe Ena/AP.

Scenes from the 22nd Tour du Faso cycling race between Laye and Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso. The Tour du Faso represents the major cycling meeting in the riding calendar on the African continent. Photos by Christophe Ena/AP.

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