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The course map for the 195 lollypop route starting and finishing in Rome | 
The course profile. For the second year in a row, it produced a successful break. | 
Filippo Pozzato signing in during a beautiful morning in Rome. He was hoping to improve on last year's runner-up salute |
Ag2r La Mondiale during the teams presentation. They were the most active team in today's race. | 
Philippe Gilbert and Samuel Sanchez with BMC team director Fabio Baldato. Although smiling here, Gilbert was fuming at the finish criticizing the race for not doing a better job at keeping cars of the course. | 
Rolling out past the Coliseum |
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Early break w/ Ben Gastauer (La Mondiale) | 
Break |
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Domenico Pozzovivo making the decisive move on Rocca di Papa w/ 37 km to go | 
Romans watching Valverde go second over Rocca di Papa |
Alejandro Valverde | 
Pozzovivo and Valvarde formed an unlikely two man break | 
Valvarde did most of the work on the 15 km flat section back to Rome |
Valvarde holding off the peloton while Pozzovivo gets swallowed up | 
After attacking repeatedly on the final climb, Alejandro VALVERDE (MOVISTAR) successfully escaped on the 20 km run back to Rome. Breakmate Domenico POZZOVIVO (AG2R LA MONDIALE) drafted back to finish 5th. | 
Alejandro Valverde's slim margin of victory. 2nd Davide APPOLLONIO (AG2R LA MONDIALE) and 3rd Sonny COLBRELLI (BARDIANI CSF) in the field sprint. |
For the second year in a row, the peloton misjudged or mistimed the break | 
A controversial rider, but nonetheless possibly the most exciting rider in the sport | 
Valverde and son on the podium |
2014 Roma Maxima podium: 2nd Davide APPOLLONIO (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 1s, Alejandro VALVERDE (MOVISTAR), 3rd Sonny COLBRELLI (BARDIANI CSF) + 1s | 
Valverde has done a lot of celebrating early this year |
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