Michele Scarponi (Italy) during the World Championship road race.
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Stefano Garzelli (Italy) follows wheels.
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Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland) and Alejandro Valverde (Spain) were attentive
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Cadel Evans during the 2009 World Championship road race.
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Cunego (Italy) during the middle of the race.
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Samuel Sanchez (Spain) finished the day in fourth.
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Joaquím Rodríguez (Spain) gets out of the saddle.
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Little guy, big attack: Jose Rujano (Venezuela).
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Jose Rujano (Venezuela) on the attack.
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Plenty of colour as the peloton climb in Mendrisio, Switzerland.
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Giovanni Visconti (Italy) was part of a big mid-race move.
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Cadel Evans (Australia) during the race.
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The Belgian team ride during the World Championship race.
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Stuart O'Grady (Australia) follows the pace set by Marzio Bruseghin (Italy).
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Filippo Pozzato (Italy) played domestique today.
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Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland) bides his time in the peloton.
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Alexandr Kolobnev (2nd, Russia), Cadel Evans (1st, Australia) and Joaquím
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Cadel Evans (Australia) waves to his wife as he exits the podium ceremony.
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Italians Michele Scarponi and Damiano Cunego
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Pre-race favourite Damiano Cunego (Italy), pre-race.
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Sefano Garzelli (Italy) awaits the start.
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Now-former World Champion Alessandro Ballan (Italy) before the race.
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Luca Paolini was part of the Italian train.
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The course wore away at the peloton today and only the strongest remained
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Samuel Sanchez (Spain) corners during the race.
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Tom Boonen (Belgium) was in the front end of a big mid-race split.
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Vinokourov (Kazakhstan) played his hand today, but came up short. He finished
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Italy were at the head of affairs all day.
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Steve Cummings (Great Britain) rides alongside Alejandro Valverde (Spain)
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Alexandre Vinokourov (Kazakhstan) launches his final-lap attack.
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The Spaniards await the start.
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Alexandre Vinokourov (left, Kazakhstan) finishes ahead of Filippo Pozzato
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Samuel Sanchez (Spain) finishes fourth.
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Japanese rider Taiji Nishitani
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Marzio Bruseghin (Italy) rides on the front
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Australian stalwart Cadel Evans
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Swiss favourite Fabian Cancellara
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Belgium's Nick Nuyen's (centre)
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Italian rider Michele Scarponi
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Massive crowds were making an equally massive amount of noise as they
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The scene at the start in Mendrisio on Sunday morning.
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Cadel Evans' medal glints in the evening sun.
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Damiano Cunego (Italy) follows wheels in the race's closing stages.
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Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland) is followed by eventual winner Cadel Evans
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Joaquím Rodríguez (Spain) grabs some food as the race enters its final
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Filippo Pozzato (Italy) corners.
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Alexandre Vinokourov (Kazakhstan)
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The International Cycling Union (UCI)
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The sign-on board for the 2009 Elite men's World Championship road race.
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UCI President Pat McQuaid in Mendrisio, Switzerland.
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The scene at the start of the 2009 Elite men's World Championship road
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Giovanni Visconti (Italy) leads the peloton.
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A deflated Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland) crosses the finish.
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Evans finishes in Mendrisio, Switzerland.
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Wow, this is incredible. Cadel Evans (Australia) poders his World Championship
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World Champion Cadel Evans (Australia)
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The peloton lines out on the descent from the Acqua Fresca.
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Matti Breschel (Denmark), Philippe Gilbert (Belgium), Alejandro Valverde
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Victory today rounds off what has been one of the most tumultuous seasons
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Tears of joy: Cadel Evans (Australia) on the podium in Switzerland.
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Evans' displays his medal to the assembled masses.
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It was an emotional day for the family. Evans' wife Ciara watches her
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The World Championship podium: Alexandr Kolobnev (2nd, Russia), Cadel
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Cadel Evans (Australia) crosses the line, the new World Champion.
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Evans' celebrations were reserved as he crossed the line, but emotions
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Evans shows his appreciation to the crowd. The Australian lives in Switzerland,
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Cadel Evans (Australia) after crossing the finish line.
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Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland) rode his heart out and was visibly disappointed
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Cadel Evans (Australia) assumes the top step of the podium.
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The podium ceremony was clearly affecting for Cadel Evans (Australia)
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Joaquím Rodríguez (Spain) took the bronze medal.
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Alexandr Kolobnev (Russia) finished in second place.
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Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland) crosses the line.
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Kolobnev (Russia) outsprints Rodríguez (Spain) at the finish.
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Kolobnev (Russia) leads Rodríguez (Spain) over the line.
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Alejandro Valverde (Spain) rides to the start of the World Championship
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Fans were out in force today, supporting their nation's heros.
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The shadow of a bridge cuts through the peloton early in the race.
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The World Championship peloton races through Mendrisio, Switzerland.
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Olegs Melehs (centre, Latvia) leads the early breakaway.
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Cadel Evans wins the World Championship for Australia
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Elite men's road race World Championship podium: Alexandr Kolobnev (Russian
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Cadel Evans (Australia) was emotional on the podium
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Cadel Evans (Australia) during the race
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Cadel Evans (Australia) in his new rainbow stripes
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Cadel Evans gets congratulations from his wife after winning
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Cadel Evans smiles as he presents his medal and jersey in Mendrisio, Switzerland.
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Cadel Evans (Australia) rode away from the rest in the closing stages
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Yes, that's right, you're about to become World Champion.
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Evans (Australia) starts to realise what is happening.
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Evans became particularly emotional as the Australian national anthem
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Cadel Evans (Australia) grins on the podium.
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Oscar Freire (Spain) talks to Alexander Vinokourov (Kazakh)
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Ivan Basso (Italy) at the front of the peloton.
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Spain's Samuel Sanchez arrives at the finish with world time trial champion
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Cadel Evans (Australia) made a bold, final attack.
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Cadel Evans (Australia) rides toward the finish alone.
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Alexandr Kolobnev (Russia) rounds a bend.
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Alexandr Kolobnev (Russia) with his World Championship silver medal.
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Cadel Evans (1st, Australia) got the better of Alexandr Kolobnev (2nd,
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The 2009 World Championship podium.
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There was plenty of climbing to be done today; more that 4.5 kilometres
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The brightly coloured mass of the World Championship podium.
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202 riders took to the roads of Mendrisio to represent their nations.
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Italians Filippo Pozzato and Damiano Cunego chat
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Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland) after the finish
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Cadel Evans' gold medal and rainbow jersey.
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Alejandro Valverde discusses strategy with a Spanish teammate.
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Samuel Sanchez (Spain) was a favorite going into the race.
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The peloton in the center of Mendrisio, Switzerland.
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The Hungarian team rolls to the start.
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The fans really got into the race.
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Former World Champion Tom Boonen (Belgium) with a thousand-yard stare.
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2008 World Champion Alessandro Ballan (Italy)
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Italians Damiano Cunego and Filippo Pozzato talk about the race.
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The World Championship peloton.
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