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The 180 km lolly-pop out and back course map starting and ending in Rome | 
The course profile with with three climbs reaching 700M + in the second half of the race | 
The pre-race festivities to kick-off the resurrection of this race formerly known as Giro del Lazio |
A chariot lead out for the neutral start | 
The peloton riding past the coliseum on its way out of Rome | 
The first half of the route was flat |
Fernand Cardoso (Caja Rural) attacked on the first climb | 
Blel Kadri (Ag2R) dropped his breakmate on Rocca di Papa, the third of three 700m+ climbs with 40 km still to go | 
Filippo Pozzato on Rocca di Papa would have an embarrassing moment at the finish |
Alejandro Valverde, a pre-race favorite finished in the pack 32nd + 37s | 
Blel Kadri (Ag2R) soloing the run back to Rome | 
Blel Kadri (Ag2R) makes his 127 km break worth it |
The picturesque finish | 
Blel Kadri (Ag2R) celebrates the biggest win of his young career | 
Filippo Pozzato and his runner-up salute. Guess nobody told him there was still a man up the road. |
Blel Kadri (Ag2R) wasn't too sure about the winner's Roman wreath | 
But, a kiss makes it all better | 
Your first Roma Maxima podium... |
2nd Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Lampre-Merida + 37s, 1st Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 4:26:27, 3 rd Grega Bole (Slo) Vacansoleil-DCM + 37s | 
No better way to celebrate an epic win. Hail Blel. |
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