News Road Richmond World Championships training ride gallery By Cycling News published 25 September 2015 Sagan, Degenkolb, Nibali and Phinney out and about on road race course Comments Image 1 of 105Peter Sagan (Slovakia)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Libby Hill will be a key point on the course(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Libby Hill will be packed with fans this weekend(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The crowds will be bigger when the race is on for real(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Libby Hill(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The French team on Libby Hill(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Remember, Virginia is for lovers(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Iljo Keisse (Belgium)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Greg Van Avermaet (Belgium)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Jens Keukeleire (Belgium)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tom Boonen (Belgium)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The Dutch duo of Tom Dumoulin and Robert Gesink out tranining(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Dani Moreno (Spain)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Why not pop a wheelie?(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)American Police cars on the scene(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Rafal Majka (Poland)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Gregory Rast (Switzerland)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Joaquim Rodríguez (Spain) is always good for a photo(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Nacer Bouhanni (France) climbing(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Nacer Bouhanni (France) thinking through the race(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Sven Erik Bystrøm (Norway) won the U23 race last year but is in the elite ranks for 2015(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Lars Petter Nordhaug and Alexander Kristoff (Norway)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alexander Kristoff (Norway) starts as a pre-race favourite(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Simon Gerrans (Australia) smiles for the camera(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)A fans tries to match the pros(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Evelyn Stevens (USA) enjoying the sun(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Matteo Trentin and Vincenzo Nibali (Italy)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Manuel Quinziato (Italy)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Moreno Moser (Italy) in the green helmet(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Daniele Bennati (Italy)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Arnaud Démare (France) will be looking for a good result(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Defending champion Michał Kwiatkowski and Tour de Pologne race director Czesław Lang(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Michał Kwiatkowski leads Tour de Pologne race director Czesław Lang and the Polish team(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Philippe Gilbert in the middle of a Belgian sandwich(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The Belgian team out training(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Jay McCarthy (Australia) sits on Tom Boonen's (Belgium) wheel(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)A fan in prime position(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Lars Boom (Netherlands) out and about(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Sep Vanmarcke (Belgium)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Iljo Keisse (Belgium)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)A bandaged Elia Viviani (Team Sky)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Vinceno Nibali (Italy)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Nikolas Maes and Tiesj Benoot enjoy some fun times on a moto(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Philippe Gilbert has time for some time(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Peter Sagan (Slovakia) starts as one of the pre-race favourites(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alejandro Valverde (Spain) is looking for another medal(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The French team led by Nacer Bouhanni in the pink shoes(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Taylor Phinney heads the US national team's training ride(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The USA national team riding as one(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Bob Stapleton spotted enjoying the course(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Zdeněk Štybar (Czech Republic) out on course(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Daniel Oss (Italy enjoying the sunshine(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Vincenzo Nibali leads the Italian team(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)John Degenkolb (Germany) during a ride(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tony Martin (Germany) during the recon(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)André Greipel (Germany) stretches the legs(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Italian national selector Davide Cassani gets a feel for the course(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands) surrounded by blue and green(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The Belgian team riding together(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tiesj Benoot (Belgium) during a training ride(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)BMC general manager Jim Ochowicz got out for a ride(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Stijn Vandenbergh (Belgium) on course(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The Belgian team on Franklin St(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tom Boonen (Belgium) plays it up for the camera(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Expect Belgium to be aggressive on Sunday as they look to win gold(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Rui Costa (Portugal)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Greg Van Avermaet (Belguim)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Is this where Philippe Gilbert (Belgium) will launch an attack come Sunday?(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Philippe Gilbert (Belgium)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tom Boonen (Belgium) looking for gold ten years after his Madrid victory(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tom Boonen (Belgium)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Sep Vanmarcke (Belgium)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Greg Van Avermaet (Belguim) wants Gold on Sunday(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Philippe Gilbert (Belgium) out of the saddle(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Philippe Gilbert is the last Belgian to win the Worlds in 2012(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Joaquim Rodriguez (Spain) was second two years ago but the course doesn't lend itself to his characteristics (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)2013 World Champion Rui Costa (Portugal) in his team kit(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway) climbing Franklin St(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Peter Sagan (Slovakia) putting in an effort up the climb(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Emma Johansson (Sweden) is looking for the gold medal come Saturday(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)