UCI Road World Championships (2012) Photos; Stage 12: Elite Men's 267 km RR
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Nicolas Roche (Ireland) was 34th today + 0:17. Twenty-five years ago his father Stephen won the Worlds Road Race in Austria (video).		share this photo
Last year's world champ, Mark Cavendish said prior to the race he had "zero-chance" of winning on this course		share this photo
UCI President Pat McQuaid looking forward to a diversion after another long week		share this photo
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke was Great Britain's protected rider. He was in the main break and placed a solid 19th + 5s in his first World's.		share this photo
The dynamic Spanish climbing duo of Joaquim Rodriguez and Alberto Contador		share this photo
Last year's World Champ, Mark Cavendish, flanked by the Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana champions, leads the rollout onto the 267 km course		share this photo
The stereotypical Dutch landscape		share this photo
The peloton on the Cauberg climb repeated many times on the 267 km course		share this photo
Less than half way into the race, Mark Cavendish's day is done		share this photo
Last year's World Champ Mark Cavendish drops out at the 120 km mark. "Well, I know one thing: Amstel's [Gold Race] a race I'm never gonna fucking do."		share this photo
Alberto Contador continuously softened up the peloton on the latter passes over the Cauberg		share this photo
Juan Antonio Flecha (Spain) and Steve Cummings (Great Britain) driving the break		share this photo
The chase		share this photo
Belgium's Tom Boonen and Philippe Gilbert talking strategy before the final lap		share this photo
Philippe Gilbert's attack the final time up the Cauberg		share this photo
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Philippe Gilbert regained his form at last month's Vuelta a Espana and its carried over		share this photo
Philippe Gilbert digging for the line		share this photo
2nd Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway) + 0:04 and 3rd Alejandro Valverde (Spain)		share this photo
Philippe Gilbert checks his margin of victory		share this photo
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Philippe Gilbert salvages a disappointing season with his first World title		share this photo
Almost a home win		share this photo
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3rd Alejandro Valverde (Spain)		share this photo
2nd Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway)		share this photo
1st Philippe Gilbert (Belgium)		share this photo
Your 2012 World Elite Men's RR podium: 2nd Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway) + 0:04, 1st Philippe Gilbert (Belgium) 6:10:41, 3rd 3rd Alejandro Valverde (Spain) + 0:04		share this photo
UCI Road World Championships (2012) Photos; Stage 12: Elite Men's 267 km RR
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