UCI Road World Championships (2013) Photos Sep 22 - 29

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Last year's Women's TTT winners, Specialized - Lululemon	Specialized - Lululemon easily won again this year, 42.8 km in 51:11	Specialized - Lululemon won by over one minute
2nd Rabo Women Cycling + 1:11	3rd Orica - AIS + 1:34	Orica - AIS
Specialized - Lululemon	2nd Rabo Women Cycling + 1:11, 1st Specialized - Lululemon 42.8 km in 51:11 and 3rd Orica - AIS + 1:34	1st Specialized - Lululemon
2nd Rabo Women Cycling	3rd Orica - AIS

Stage 2:   Mens 56.8 km ITT  Full Results and Report

Omega Pharma Quick Step	1st Omega Pharma Quick Step 56.8 km in 1:04:17	Last team, Omega Pharma Quick Step, eclipsing Orica GreenEdge's best time by less than one second
Orica GreenEdge	Orica GreenEdge on their way to a best time that held up until Omega Pharma Quick Step came through. They finished 2nd + 1s.	3rd Sky Procycling + 22.55s
Sky Procycling	4th BMC Racing Team + 1:02.71	5th RadioShack Leopard + 1:17.53
6th Astana Pro Team + 1:21.14	7th Cannondale Pro Cycling + 1:28.74	8th Garmin-Sharp + 2:01.94
9th Team Saxo-Tinkoff + 2:14.17	1st Omega Pharma Quick Step	2nd Orica GreenEdge + 00.81s
3rd Sky Procycling + 22.55s

Stage 3:  Junior Women's 16.3 km ITT  Full Results and Report

Junior Women's 16.3 km ITT with the winning of form Severine Eraud (France)	1st Severine Eraud (France) 16.3 km in 22:42.60	2nd Alexandria Nicholls (Australia) + 2.69
3rd Alexandra Manly (Australia) + 8.17	Rainbows and Gold for Severine Eraud (France)	Junior Women's 2013 ITT podium: 2nd Alexandria Nicholls (Australia) + 2.69, 1st Severine Eraud (France) 22:42.60, 3rd Alexandra Manly (Australia) + 8.17
Young smiles	Junior Women's Photo Op	There's alot of money invested in that mouth

Stage 4:  Under 23 Men 43.5 km ITT  Full Results and Report

Damien Howson (Australia) convincingly won the 43.5 km U23 ITT in 49:49.97	2nd Yoann Paillot (France) + 57.11s	3rd Lasse Norman Hansen (Denmark) + 1:10.13
U23 winner, Damien Howson (Australia)	2013 U23 Podium: 2nd Yoann Paillot (France) + 57.11s, 1st Damien Howson (Australia) 43.5 km in 49:49.97, 3rd Lasse Norman Hansen (Denmark) + 1:10.13	U23 Photo Op

Stage 5:  Junior Men's 22 km Time Trial  Full Results and Report

Winner of Junior Men's 22 km individual Time Trial, Igor Decraene (Belgium) 0:26:56.80	1st Igor Decraene (Belgium) 26:56.80	Just 8 seconds back was 2nd Mathias Krigbaum (Denmark)
Mathias Krigbaum (Denmark)	3rd Zeke Mostov (United States of America) + 20.97s	Zeke Mostov (United States of America)
Your 2013 Junior Men's ITT champion, Igor Decraene (Belgium)	Junior Men's ITT podium	2013 Junior Men's Podium: 2nd Mathias Krigbaum (Denmark) 8.66s, 1st Igor Decraene (Belgium) 26:56.80, 3rd Zeke Mostov (United States of America) + 20.97s
Junior Men's Photo Op

Stage 6:  Elite Women's 22 km Time Trial  Full Results and Report

A convincing win by race favorite Ellen Van Dijk (Netherlands) during the Elite Women's 22 km ITT	1st Ellen Van Dijk (Netherlands) 27:48.18	2nd Linda Villumsen (New Zealand) + 24.10s
Linda Villumsen (New Zealand)	3rd Carmen Small (United States Of America) + 28.74s	Carmen Small (United States Of America)
Evelyn Stevens missed out on the final podium spot when her countrywoman beat her by just 4/100th of second	Your elated 2013 Elite Women's ITT champ, Ellen Van Dijk (Netherlands)	Your 2013 Elite Women's ITT podium: 2nd Linda Villumsen (New Zealand) + 24.10s, 1st Ellen Van Dijk (Netherlands) 27:48.18, 3rd Carmen Small (United States Of America) + 28.74s
The winner and her proud parents

Stage 7:  Elite Men 58 km ITT  Full Results and Report

Tony Martin (Germany) on his way to capturing his third straight Worlds ITT title on the 57.86 km course	1st Tony Martin (Germany) 57.86 km in 1:05:36.65 (52.911 kph)	2nd Bradley Wiggins (Great Britain) + 46.09s
3rd Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland) + 48.34s	Vasil Kiryienka (Belarus) held the lead until the bigger hitters came through. 4th + 1:26.01	5th Taylor Phinney (United States of America) + 2:08.00
Taylor Phinney post-race. He called this TT 15 km too long for him. It didn't help that he dropped his water bottle just after the start.	5th last year as a U23, Rasmus Christian Quaade (Denmark) had an impressive debut as an Elite Man at the Worlds. 6th + 2:36.33.	7th Marco Pinotti (Italy) + 2:41.92
8th Adriano Malori (Italy) + 2:51.07	9th Gustav Larsson (Sweden) + 2:58.47	10th Kanstantsin Siutsou (Belarus) + 2:59.54
Was 14th Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spain) too aero or was it just the camera angle?	Tony Martin salutes the crowd for the third straight year	Your 2013 World ITT champion, Tony Martin (Germany)
Competing against Tony Martin can even make Bradley Wiggins (Great Britain) look dejected. 2nd + 46.09s.	He used to own this event. Multiple World ITT champion, Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland), was 3rd + 48.34s	Your 2013 World Elite Men ITT podium: 2nd Bradley Wiggins (Great Britain) + 46.09s, 1st Tony Martin (Germany) 57.86 km in 1:05:36.65 (52.911 kph), 3rd Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland) + 48.34s

Stage 8:  Junior Women's 83 km RR  Full Results and Report

The break succeeds in the Junior Women's 83 km RR with Amalie Dideriksen (Denmark) winning ahead of Anastasia Iakovenko (Russia) and Olena Demydova (Ukraine)	Amalie Dideriksen (Denmark)	Amalie Dideriksen (Denmark) in the Rainbows
2013 Junior Women's RR Podium: 2nd Anastasia Iakovenko (Russia), 1st Amalie Dideriksen (Denmark) and Olena Demydova (Ukraine)		Tasting success

Stage 9:   U23 Men RR 173 km  Full Results and Report

		Matej Mohoric (Slovenia) caught Julian Alaphilipp (France) on the second last lap
Matej Mohoric (Slovenia) and Julian Alaphilipp (France)	Matej Mohoric (Slovenia) soloed to victory	173 km in 4:20:18
	2nd Louis Meintjes (South Africa) + 3s	Winner of the bunch sprint for 3rd, Sondre H Enger (Norway) + 13s
Last year's Junior Men RR winner is now the U23 winner. Look out for this guy next year when races as a neo-pro for Cannondale	2013 U23 Podium: 2nd Louis Meintjes (South Africa) + 3s, 1st Matej Mohoric (Slovenia), 3rd Sondre H Enger (Norway) + 13s

Stage 10:  Junior Men RR 140 km  Full Results and Report

Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands) soloed over the final ascent of Via Salviati and had enough of a winning margin to grab a flag for his victory salute		Clearly, it wasn't as easy as it looked
Cyclocross and now Junior Men's World Champion	2013 Junior Men's Podium: 2nd Mads Pedersen (Denmark) + 3s, 1st Mathieu van Der Poel (Netherlands) 3:33:14, 3rd Iltjan Nika (Albania) + 3s
"I enjoy cyclocross more than road races so I'm going to focus on that for now but I will do some road races too"

Stage 11:  Elite Women's RR 140 km  Full Results and Report

The Elite Women did five passes of Via Salviati		Marianne Vos (Netherlands)
Trailing riders	Trailing riders taking the sting out of the hill	Marianne Vos (Netherlands) on the descent of Via Salviati
Marianne Vos (Netherlands) later attacked on Via Salviati, here, followed by Evelyn Stevens (United States of America) who finished out of the medals (5th)	Big crowds to watch Marianne Vos (Netherlands) win her third World's RR Title
	2nd Emma Johansson (Sweden) and 3rd Rossella Ratto (Italy) + 15s	Team Netherlands celebrates
Marianne Vos (Netherlands) post race reaction	Marianne Vos (Netherlands) now has three Golds and five Silver medals at the World's Elite Women's RR	2013 Elite Women's RR Podium: 2nd Emma Johansson (Sweden) + 15s, 1st Marianne Vos (Netherlands), 3rd Rossella Ratto (Italy) + 15s

Stage 12:  Elite Men RR 272 km  Full Results and Report

Team Britain early in the race with Mark Cavendish in the center and Chris Froome in the Team Sky jacket. You'd think these conditions would have suited UK riders but none of the British or Irish riders finished the race	272 km of roller coaster racing around Florance in the pouring rain. Giovanni Visconti was later part of an unsuccessful break.
The Italian team leading the chase on via Salviati	Lots of crashes today. Even excellent bike handler, Vincenzo Nibali hit the deck	Vincenzo Nibali successfully chased back on late in the race
Joaquim Rodriguez (Spain) attacking the decisive four man break on the last lap	Rui Costa (Portugal) leading the chase followed by Vincenzo Nibali (Italy) and Alejandro Valverde (Spain)	Incredulous Joaquim Rodriguez (Spain) looks back for his Spanish teammate after being caught by Rui Costa (Portugal) but Alejandro Valverde was unable or missed following Rui Costa's move
Two-up sprint after 272 km of racing to decide the 2013 Elite Men World Champion	Rui Costa (Portugal) came to the front of the race when it mattered most	Not only the first Portuguese Elite Men winner but the first Portuguese rider to podium
Another podium finish for 3rd Alejandro Valverde + 17s	After crashing late in the race and then doing most of the chasing of Joaquim Rodriguez, Vincenzo Nibali (Italy) finished off the podium in his home country in 4th	The exhausted winner, Rui Costa (Portugal) after 272 km and 7.5 hours of racing (second longest World's RR ever)
With 2 Spanish riders in the four man break, Joaquim Rodriguez was bitterly disappointed when Alejandro Valverde failed to follow wheels for the win. Rodriguez devastated in defeat, blames Valvarde — sbs.au	Sixth podium finish without a win for Alejandro Valverde. He probably wanted to make a quick exit after failing to deliver for Spain	Rui Costa (Portugal), your Johnny-on-the-spot World Champion who played tactics perfectly
Emotional win	Mixed emotions. 2013 Elite Men's Podium. 2nd bitterly disappointed Joaquim Rodriguez (Spain), 1st elated Rui Costa (Portugal), 3rd sheepish Alejandro Valverde + 17s	Any time two riders from the same country finish 2nd and 3rd from a break then you know a mistake was made. "Losing like this is stupid," said Rodriguez, told reporters after the race. "We had the numbers, we were the strongest, we should not have lost.". "I should have been there, but I couldn’t do it," said Valverde. "The corner was complicated when Costa attacked. Nibali slowed, and when we left the corner, Costa had a gap, and after 270km, I simply couldn’t follow. Honestly, I just couldn’t follow."
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