Julien Absalon (Orbea) takes a 15 second
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The men's race starts
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Crowds lined one of the
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Spain's José Antonio Hermida Ramos (Multivan Merida Biking Team)
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South Africa's Burry Stander (Specialized Factory Racing)
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Moritz Milatz (Multivan Merida Biking Team)
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Adam Craig (Giant Mountain Bike Team)
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Samuel Schultz (Subaru-Gary Fisher)
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Barry Wicks (Kona)
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Michael Broderick was also
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The real race begins:
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Ralph Näf (Multivan Merida Biking Team) was strong
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Julien Absalon (Orbea) was in no rush
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Wolfram Kurschat (Topeak Ergon Racing Team) kept his head down
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Oliver Beckingsale (Giant Mountain Bike Team) was have a great
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I am Specialized: Christoph Sauser (Specialized Factory Racing)
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Miguel Martinez finished 10 minutes
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Filip Meirhaeghe shows off for his fans
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Julien Absalon (Orbea) decided he was ready
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Ralph Näf (Multivan Merida Biking Team) was showing the pain
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Jean-Christophe Peraud (Massi)
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José Antonio Hermida Ramos (Multivan Merida Biking Team)
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Burry Stander (Specialized Factory Racing)
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Wolfram Kurschat (Topeak Ergon Racing Team) may as well have won
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Ralph Näf (Multivan Merida Biking Team)
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Podium (L-R): Jean-Christophe Peraud, Wolfram Kurschat, Julien Absalon,
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Bonjour misure Absalon.
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