World Cup leader, Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) on the podium in Vargarda
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Spectators lined the climb and to watch the action
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No doubting who the locals were cheering for...
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Grace Verbeke (Lotto Ladies Team) managed a short-lived breakaway
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Swedish sprinter, Monica Holler (Alriksson Go:Green)
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An acceleration by World Cup leader, Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) caused
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Vicki Whitelaw (Lotto Ladies Team) paces sprinter, Rochelle Gilmore on
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Lauren Kitchen (Australia) leads the bunch on the road to Tanga Hed
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Content to sit in the bunch for the first three quarters of the race,
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The breakaway has been made, now the escapees look at each other for a
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Kirsten Wild (Cervelo Test Team) sprints ahead of Adrie Visser (HTC -
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Kirsten Wild (Cervelo Test Team) celebrates victory ahead of Adrie Visser
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Maria Kazachenko (Fenixs - Petrogradets) found it hard going
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The all-Swedish Alriksson Go:Green team rode both World Cups here. Malin
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The start house in Vargarda - complete with 4WD buggies as the lead-out
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A red, white and pink first line waits for the start
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Early breakaways, Emma Pooley (Cervelo Test Team) and Mascha Pijnenborg
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The bunch passes the decorated hay bales on the climb
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Emma Pooley (Cervelo Test Team) broke away early and gained just over
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Just ahead of the bunch, Silvia Valsecchi (Top Girls Fassa Bortolo - Ghezzi)
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Grace Verbeke (Lotto Ladies Team), Marie Lindberg (Redsun Cycling Team),
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Pooley (Cervelo Test Team) continues on her solo break
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Content to keep the gap at around one minute, the bunch were not so keen
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Linda Villumsen (HTC - Columbia Women) checks the damage after she made
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Next to try to go alone was Shara Gillow (Australia)
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Kirsten Wild (Cervelo Test Team) on the podium with Adrie Visser (HTC
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