UCI Road World Championships (2013) Photos; Page 12: Elite Men RR 272 km |
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| 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 | share this photo |
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| 272 km of roller coaster racing around Florance in the pouring rain. Giovanni Visconti was later part of an unsuccessful break. | share this photo |
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| The Italian team leading the chase on via Salviati | share this photo |
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| Lots of crashes today. Even excellent bike handler, Vincenzo Nibali hit the deck | share this photo |
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| Vincenzo Nibali successfully chased back on late in the race | share this photo |
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| Joaquim Rodriguez (Spain) attacking the decisive four man break on the last lap | share this photo |
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| Rui Costa (Portugal) leading the chase followed by Vincenzo Nibali (Italy) and Alejandro Valverde (Spain) | share this photo |
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| 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 | share this photo |
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| Two-up sprint after 272 km of racing to decide the 2013 Elite Men World Champion | share this photo |
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| Rui Costa (Portugal) came to the front of the race when it mattered most | share this photo |
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| Not only the first Portuguese Elite Men winner but the first Portuguese rider to podium | share this photo |
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| Another podium finish for 3rd Alejandro Valverde + 17s | share this photo |
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| 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 | share this photo |
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| The exhausted winner, Rui Costa (Portugal) after 272 km and 7.5 hours of racing (second longest World's RR ever) | share this photo |
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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
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| Sixth podium finish without a win for Alejandro Valverde. He probably wanted to make a quick exit after failing to deliver for Spain | share this photo |
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| Rui Costa (Portugal), your Johnny-on-the-spot World Champion who played tactics perfectly | share this photo |
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| Emotional win | share this photo |
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| Mixed emotions. 2013 Elite Men's Podium. 2nd bitterly disappointed Joaquim Rodriguez (Spain), 1st elated Rui Costa (Portugal), 3rd sheepish Alejandro Valverde + 17s | share this photo |
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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." | share this photo |
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| Starting to set in | share this photo |
UCI Road World Championships (2013) Photos; Page 12: Elite Men RR 272 km |
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