Photo gallery: A day at Canada's mountain bike Worlds

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  A First Aid Patrol shuttles a New Zealand rider and her bike to the medical center

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  A young boy buys a race jersey with hopes that his favorite riders will autograph it.

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  World Champion Nino Schurter (Switzerland) looks like a mall shopper with his Oakley bag.

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  Those noisy vezuellas are showing up at international mountain biking events

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  World Championship belt buckles are for sale at the venue

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  A Schick representative explains the benefits of having five blades.

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  One vendor is offering the perfect blend of bike riding and skiing.

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  Belgian cyclo-cross star Sven Nys has been competing on the mountain bike this season

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  The Belgian team waits for a race to finish so its riders can do some practice laps

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  In the trials finals, competitors must ride over letters making up the words "Quebec" and "Canada"

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  A worker helps prepare part to the trials course.

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  Major preparations are underway for live entertainment this weekend

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  Under 23 Winner Alexandra Engen (Sweden) about to make a pass that gives her the victory

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  Sage Wilderman (Team USA) in a bit of agony. She did not finish the race.

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  Zhaunzhuan Ye (China) heads down one of the many rocky sections of course.

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  Volunteer course marshalls will sit at the same location on the cross country course all weekend.

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  There were plenty of crashes on the technical Mont-Sainte-Anne course

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  A Yeti rider tries to dial in one of the jumps

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  Downhill racers who are doing practice runs ride a jump that crosses the cross country course

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  Samara Sheppard (New Zealand) pushes her bike on a section of course she finds to be unrideable

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  Race fans began gathering at 8:00 am for the day's racing

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  A new podium built with Canadian pine has been built for the event

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  You can easily identify team managers by their walkie-talkies

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  A lone worker gets the pump track ready for a busy day

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  Proper fashion for racers this year includes "compression stockings"

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  A woman prepares her "South Pacific" themed booth

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  Stylish entrance to the venue

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  For those not interested in pedaling, this vendor is selling electric motor bikes.

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  Nervous parents and friends are on hand to watch this morning's races

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  Canadian Emily Batty, one of the Under 23 race favorites, warms up on a trainer in the Trek World Team tent

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  The Monster Energy Specialized downhill bikes practically glow in the dark

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  Bassman, who some think may be the best bike mechanic in the world, prepares Marie-Helene Premont's race machine.

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  A Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain mechanic prepares to install a new crankset for one of his cross country racers

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  A Swiss racer tries to stay on her bike as the going gets increasingly steep

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  Riders this weekend will face a maze of steep, uphill switchbacks

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  Annie Last (Great Britain) leads out the Under 23 women's cross country

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  Many sunglasses vendors are on site, all claiming that their products are best.

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  Storm clouds seemed to be gathering over the venue early in the morning.

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  Cars throughout Quebec can be seen with gigantic Mont-Sainte-Anne World Cup decals

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  A Chinese rider is responsible for washing her own bike.

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