UCI Road World Championships 2011 Photos; Stage 10: Elite Men's RR
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The greatest names in cycling signed up for the finale of the 2011 World Road Race Championships		share this photo
This year's most dominate rider, Philippe Gilbert (Belgium), was one of the favorites, but he was never a factor. He finished 17th in the same time as the winner.		share this photo
Last year's World Champion in Australia, Thor Hushovd (Norway), was also a favorite for this course, but he got caught behind a crash on the finishing circuits and the pace was too fast for him and others to successfully chase back on.		share this photo
The start line in Copenhagen before the 22 km ride to the circuits in Rudersdal. The sea of country jerseys is always a refreshing change at this point in the year.		share this photo
The rollout from Copenhagen, the urban bike capital of the world, with 260 km of racing ahead		share this photo
This early break, before the circuits, was the first of many attacks on the day		share this photo
Great Britain took responsibility for controlling the race (ie. keeping the breaks close) for most of the day		share this photo
It wasn't a very hilly course but it was twisty		share this photo
The British team worked relentlessly to pull back a series of attacks as the peloton tackled 17 laps of the 14km circuit in Rudersdal		share this photo
After an aggressive race full of attacks, Great Britain got what they wanted... a sprint finish		share this photo
HTC Highroad show down between Mark Cavendish and Matt Goss		share this photo
The GB teamwork paid off when Mark Cavendish won the sprint finish ahead of lunging Matt Goss (Australia) and Andre Griepel (Germany, out of the picture). The average speed for 260 km was 45.8 kmh.		share this photo
At the post race press conference, Mark Cavendish said he sprinted in 53x11		share this photo
The key moment in the race. If Matt Goss hadn't hesitated he could have moved one or two feet to the right and legitmately boxed in Mark Cavendish. Instead, Cavendish jumped through the gap on the right before Goss started his sprint.		share this photo
Apparently, Andre Greipel (bottom) beat Fabian Cancellara by 1 cm for the bronze medal. The margin is barely discernible by looking at the double red lines. Notice how Greipel's wheel meets the first red line while the space in front of Cancellara's wheel is white. It was that close.		share this photo
5th Jurgen Roelandts (Belgium) and 4th Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland) look up to see Mark Cavendish's victory salute		share this photo
The 2011 Elite Men's RR Podium: 2nd Matt Goss (Australia), 1st Mark Cavendish (Great Britain) and 3rd Andre Griepel (Germany). All teammates with HTC Highroad last year.		share this photo
Stripy, white jerseys and glistening medals		share this photo
Great Britain tastes the Elite Men's Gold for the first time since Tom Simpson won back in 1965		share this photo
UCI Road World Championships 2011 Photos; Stage 10: Elite Men's RR
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