UCI Road World Championships Photos September 29 - October 3

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Stage 1:  U23 TT  Full Results and Report

The pressure was on the prohibitive favorite, Taylor Phinney, just 20 yrs of age	U23 TT 1st: Taylor Phinney (United States) in 42:50.29. That's 44.54 kph (27.67 mph) for the 31.8 km course.	Aussie hopeful Luke Durbridge in the gates. Clearly, a chilly day in Oz.
Luke Durbridge	2nd: Luke Durbridge (Australia) just 1.9 seconds behind Phinney.	3rd: Marcel Kittel (Germany) was 24s off the winning time
Matteo Mammini (Italy) was 6th, +50s	Taylor Phinney via Twitter: "Whoo! Super stoked... A lot of pressure coming into this race but so very happy to come out on top! BIG congrats to Durbridge, what a talent!"	Luke Durbridge looks proud with silver
Top European, 3rd place Marcel Kittel (Germany)	Your U23 TT podium: 2nd: Luke Durbridge (Australia), 1st: Taylor Phinney (United States) and 3rd: Marcel Kittel (Germany)	We'll being seeing these guys again... in the future

Stage 2:  Womens TT  Full Results and Report

Great Britain’s Emma Pooley wins her first world championship. 32:48.44 was the best women's time by 15s on the 22.9 km TT course	Emma Pooley finishing it off on the hilly course	2nd Judit Arndt (Germany) + 15.17"
She couldn't wait to check her results	3rd Linda Melanie Villumsen (New Zealand) + 15.8"	Linda Melanie Villumsen finishing it off
Jeannie Longo, French National TT champ at age 51 and 5th today (+ 43.94") at the Worlds. She held the lead until the final wave of riders came through. What do the younger riders?	Donning the Rainbows for the first time must be quite a feeling	A big performance by little Emma Pooly
Your 2010 Women's TT podium: 2nd Judit Arndt (Germany) + 15.17", 1st Emma Pooley (Great Britain), 3rd Linda Melanie Villumsen (New Zealand) + 15.8"

Stage 3:  Elite Men's TT  Full Results and Report

The defending world champ, Fabian Cancellara, was last man down the ramp	The other riders were sorry he decided to show up and defend his title	Visibly pumped up for another World TT title
Stretching out his lead near the end along the shores of Geelong	Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara won by over a minute (45.8km in 58:09) to claim a record 4th World Time Trial title	Great Britain's David Millar battled Cancellara on the first half of the course and settled for 2nd + 1' 02" (or 1st runner up to Cancellara). It was nine years ago that Millar also won silver at the World's TT.
A nice action shot of David Millar	Millar getting aero but it wasn't enough	Germany's Tony Martin suffered a punctured tire and switched bikes. The mishap clearly unsettled him, but he still managed to grab the last podium spot finishing 3rd + 1' 12"
Second last man down the ramp was young Aussie Richie Porte	He wasn't on fire as the photo seems to indicate, but he did place fourth, + 1' 19", just ahead of fellow Aussie Michael Rogers who led for quite awhile	Your winner and the greatest men's time trialer of all-time, Fabian Cancellara
Your 2010 Elite Men's TT podium: 2nd Great Britain's David Millar, 1st Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara and 3rd Germany's Tony Martin. More BIG PHOTOS coming...	Another year in Rainbows coming up	Same moment, different perspective

Stage 4:  U23 Road Race  Full Results and Report

The Australian team proved to be the strongest nation, driving the pace late in the race to setup a sprint finish	Despite having six riders in the race, Tom Jelte Slagter's 35th finish was the highest by the Dutch. Guess they weren't anticipating a sprint finish?	The French also had a six member team. Cofidis' Tony Gallopin (2nd from the left) put in a good dig in the final hour, but was unsuccessful. Arnaud Demare's 5th was the best French finish.
The start in Geelong		Round and round they go. The circuit was 16km done 10 times.
Nice weather and view from the shores of Geelong	Trying to benefit from the absent of race radios? Escape artist Ben King of the United States slipped away early on. But, the United States U23 and Elite champ posted a DNF.	Francisco Moser's nephew, Moreno Moser, was off the front in the final hour. He placed 85th (+5' 46")
The hilly course didn't produce a winning break	To the surprise of many, there was 46 man sprint finish	Aussie Michael Matthews wins by several bike lengths in front of a home crowd
	He was one of favorites and he came through. "It might never sink in", he said post race.	Michael Matthews is only the second U23 road race winner in history to celebrate a win in front of a home crowd
Germany's John Degenkolb and his silver medal. Germany has won a medal in all four events so far.	To everyone's surprise, there was a tie for 3rd... the first time in history.	Yup, that's a close call for third... too close to call apparently
Canada's Guillaume Boivin and the United States' Taylor Phinney discussing who gets the bronze medal for the first six months.	3rd: Canada's Guillaume Boivin and the United States' Taylor Phinney	Your 2010 U23 RR podium: 2nd Germany's John Degenkolb, 1st Australia's Michael Matthews and 3rd Canada's Guillaume Boivin and the United States' Taylor Phinney

Stage 5:  Women's Road Race  Full Results and Report

The eight strong Italian team flashing M-A-R-T-N-A-G-O prior to the start	Marianne Vos is leading the sprint finish with 10m to go, but looks over to see she's about to be passed	After the 7km break with the two former world champs, Judith Arndt (right and 5th) and Nicole Cook (4th) was caught with 300m to go, Italian Giorgia Bronzini won the sprint finish
Thrilled to win a thrilling finish. Meanwhile, 3rd place Emma Johansson (Sweden) was upset after being squeezed into the barriers by 2nd place Marianne Vos (Netherlands). Sweden filed a unsuccessful protest.		The start of another Italian winning celebration. They also won last year.
Marianne Vos collapsed after crossing the line or was it the pain of finishing second for the fourth straight year at the Worlds	Vos recovered in time to congratulate the winner	Aw-Shucks.
Your 2010 Women's RR podium: 2nd Marianne Vos (Netherlands), 1st Giorgia Bronzini (Italy) and 3rd Emma Johansson (Sweden).	The best team (and smiles). Italy keeps the Rainbows on the heels of Tatiana Guderzo's (upper left) win last year (photos)	Italians always have more fun

Stage 6:  Elite Men's RR  Full Results and Report

One of the key moments in the race occurred when Spanish riders Sammy Sanchez and Luis Leon Sanchez helped close a one minute gap with the peloton that opened on the hilly circuits. It turned out, Thor Hushovd was the main beneficiary because Oscar Freire only manage 6th in the upcoming finish.	As expected, race favorite Philippe Gilbert animated the climbs on the last two laps	Just like the U23 and Women's Races, the Elite Men's finish came down to a large bunch sprint finish for those that survived the hilly course
The new world champion, Thor Hushovd (Norway), 2nd (obscured) Matti Breschel (Denmark), 3rd (right) Allan Davis (Australia)		Matti Breschel was visibly disappointed to watch the victory salute
Philippe Gilbert's 10k solo bid for the Rainbows ended with 3 km to go	Not only is this Norway's first Elite Men's title, it's also the first podium finish by a Norwegian since the Worlds started in 1927	The God of Thunder in Rainbows
A podium finish on home soil for Allan Davis, the 2009 Tour Down Under winner	Your 2010 Elite Men's Podium: 2nd Matti Breschel (Denmark), 1st Thor Hushovd (Norway), 3rd Allan Davis (Australia)	“It’s hard to understand that I’ve won the worlds. It’s a dream. I’m speechless”