UCI Road Worlds (2014) Photos; Stage 12: Men Elite 255 Km RR
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Bearded Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma - Quick Step) in Ponferrada		share this photo
Teams presentation with Australia		share this photo
The small Irish team: Nicolas Roche, Daniel Martin and Philippe Deignan		share this photo
USA		share this photo
The Polish team		share this photo
Great Britain		share this photo
Germany		share this photo
France		share this photo
Italy		share this photo
Simon Gerrans with his game face on		share this photo
Ponferrada start scene		share this photo
Alejandro Valverde (Spain)		share this photo
Great Britain's Ben Swift		share this photo
Tour de France champ, Vincenzo Nibali (Italy)		share this photo
Team Italy first to the start		share this photo
Ready to roll for 14 laps of the circuit (255 km in total)		share this photo
Chris Froome and Simon Gerrans not enjoying the rain on the third of 14 laps		share this photo
As the sign says, 11 laps to go as the peloton rolls through the finish		share this photo
Sun shower		share this photo
The break had almost a 20 minute lead		share this photo
Former world champ Cadel Evans on lap 4		share this photo
The peloton passing by the castle		share this photo
The large Polish team was devoted to Michal Kwiatkowski, second from the left		share this photo
Alejandro Valverde		share this photo
The climb		share this photo
The four men breakaway		share this photo
Alejandro Valverde biding his time		share this photo
The Polish team bringing back the break		share this photo
Team Poland continuing to lead the peloton on lap 7		share this photo
Australia hopefuls, Simon Gerrans followed by Michael Matthews on lap 7		share this photo
The Polish team chasing		share this photo
Fabio Aru chasing for Italy		share this photo
Vincenzo Nibali beside Michal Kwiatkowski		share this photo
Italy chasing		share this photo
Tony Martin solo attack with 55 km to go		share this photo
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The treacherous wet descent		share this photo
Tony Martin in time trial mode		share this photo
New attack		share this photo
Australia chasing less than 30s back		share this photo
France's Warren Barguil littering with one lap to go		share this photo
Cadel Evans missed the split in the peloton		share this photo
Columbia's Rigoberto Uran		share this photo
Despite aggressive descending, Tony Martin's solo attack was unsuccessful		share this photo
The new break		share this photo
2nd group wonder whos behind		share this photo
Poland down to 1 helper for Kwiatkowski in the main bunch		share this photo
Now strung out; final pass through the Ponferrada		share this photo
Italy's breakaway man extraordinaire Alessandro De Marchi digging deep at the front now		share this photo
Michal Kwiatkowski's attack on the final climb with 5 km to go		share this photo
Michal Kwiatkowski caught and passed the break		share this photo
Michal Kwiatkowski ticking them over		share this photo
Kwiatkowski checks his gap down the home stretch		share this photo
Michal Kwiatkowski starts celebrating with 50m to go		share this photo
The bunch sprint for the final podium spots in full flight behind Michal Kwiatkowski		share this photo
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Simon Gerrrans crosses 2nd		share this photo
On Michal Kwiatkowski's left was 3rd Alejandro Valverde		share this photo
Greg Van Avermaet just behind Gerrans for 5th. Gallopin was 6th		share this photo
The sprinters came through 7s later led by Kristoff		share this photo
Ben Swift 12th, Fabian Cancellara 11th and John Degenkolb 9th. Poland's Maciej PATERSKI celebrating in the distance		share this photo
Michal Kwiatkowski swarmed at the finish in a sea of red		share this photo
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Philippe Gilbert buried himself for Greg Van Avermaet		share this photo
Alejandro Valverde wasn't upset with another podium finish without winning the worlds. 3rd, just like last year and 6th worlds medal in his career.		share this photo
2nd Simon Gerrans: 'I wanted to cry when I crossed the finish line'. That's the price you pay sometimes when you save yourself for winning a bunch sprint.		share this photo
Meanwhile, Michal Kwiatkowski can't believe his gamble paid off		share this photo
Your 2014 Elite Men's RR winner, Michal Kwiatkowski (Poland)		share this photo
Your 2014 Elite Men's RR podium: 2nd Simon Gerrans (Australia), 1st Michal Kwiatkowski (Poland), 3rd Alejandro Valverde (Spain)		share this photo
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Michal Kwiatkowski tasting gold		share this photo
The winner also has the best hair		share this photo
UCI Road Worlds (2014) Photos; Stage 12: Men Elite 255 Km RR
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