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Commerce Bank Triple Crown, USA, June 3-8, 2008

Race 5 - June 8: Philadelphia International Championship, 251.0km/156mi

Matti Breschel (Team CSC)
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The podium
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Riders head for O’Brian’s watering hole
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The men make their way up the wall
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On the fall from the wall.
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The heat started to take it’s toll
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Heading down Kelly Drive from downtown.
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A Toshiba/Santo rider gets some encouragement
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Svein Tuft (Symmetrics)
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Riders pass one of the historical mansions
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Edward King (Bissell)
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Tyler Hamilton (Rock Racing)
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Edward King (Bissell)
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Daniel Ramsey (Time)
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Temperatures continued to rise
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The mens field gets stretched out
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Davide Frattini (Colavita/Sutter Home)
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Fans were helping the riders
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Alex Candelario (Kelly Benefits)
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Stephan Kincaid (Rite Aid)
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Will Frischkorn (Slipstream)
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The High Road team gets on the front
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High Road still hammering on the front.
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CSC got things set up well
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Mattie Breschel (CSC)
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The peloton hits the steep section on Lemon Hill.
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Rory Sutherland (Healthnet)
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Oscar Sevilla (Rock Racing)
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Edvald Boasson Hagen (High Road)
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Fans on Lemon Hill watch the race live
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It was a close sprint at the line.
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Davide Frattini (Colavita/Sutter Home)
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Mattie Breschel (CSC) 1st, Kirk O'Bee (Healthnet)
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The neutral support team
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Oscar Sevilla (Rock Racing)
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Rock Racing's Fred Rodriguez
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Daniele Bennati (Liquigas)
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The 196-strong men's field
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A couple thousand fans
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A three-man break
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Even the guys who change
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Matti Breschel (Team CSC)
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Tyler Hamilton (Rock Racing)
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Matti Breschel (Team CSC)
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Former US Pro Champion Chann McRae
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Single file up Manayunk
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The riders kept their cool
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Oscar Sevilla (Rock Racing) rocked on!
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For the Jittery Joe's team
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CSC always close together
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Rush hour in Philadelphia
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Tyler Hamilton (Rock Racing)
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Magnus Backstedt (Slipstream/Chipotle p/b H3O)
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The field was as colorful as the flags
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A break mid way into the race
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The heat was unbelievable
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The party did not stop up Manayunk
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Today was HOT!!!
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The men's podium:
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Oscar Sevilla (Team Rock Racing)
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Ivan Dominguez (Toyota United)
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Rashaan Bahati. (Team Rock Racing)
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Riders look for every possible way to stay cool.
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My crystal ball says it's going to be a hot one
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Team CSC kept the race animated
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Daniele Bannati (Team Liquigas) finds a spot a back of the peloton
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Davide Frattini (Team Colavita) was very aggressive
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Team High Road pushing the pace
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Oscar Sevilla (Team Rock Racing)
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Bird's eye view at the start of the wall
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It was a colorful parade
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It was the closest photo finish
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But Matti Breschel won
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Davide Frattini gets a well deserved kiss
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The mens podium
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O'Bee, Breschel and Rodriguez
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