A dozen riders broke away
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Julien Absalon (Orbea) and Ralph Näf (Multivan Merida) got away
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Jean Christophe Peraud (Massi) led the chase
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Ralph Näf (Multivan Merida) attacked
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Julien Absalon (Orbea)
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Wolfram Kurschat (Topeak Ergon Racing Team)
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Todd Wells (Specialized Factory Racing)
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Sergio Mantecon Gutierrez (Cemelorca-Trek-Lorca Taller Del Tiempo)
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Christophe Sauser (Specialized Factory Racing) got caught in traffic
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MAJOR traffic jam
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Check out the glasses
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Inaki Lejarreta Errasti (Orbea)
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Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (Subaru-Gary Fisher)
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Michael Broderick (Kenda Seven NoTubes)
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The ravine had dried up considerably
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Geoff Kabush (Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain Bicycles)
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Ralph Näf (Multivan Merida Biking Team)
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Burry Stander (Specialized Factory Racing) padded his World Cup lead
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José Hermida (Multivan Merida Biking Team)
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Marco Aurelio Fontana (Cannondale Factory Racing)
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Sven Nys
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Mathias Flückiger (Trek World Racing)
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Jean Christophe Peraud (Massi)
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These guys had spotters checking the names of riders
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Julien Absalon (Orbea) takes his third consecutive win
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It was a tight finish
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Multivan Merida took the top team award.
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Elite men's podium:
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Julien Absalon (Orbea) wins
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Burry Stander (Specialized)
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Julien Absalon (Orbea)
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Geoff Kabush (Rocky Mountain/Maxxis)
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Photographers ready to shoot
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Elite men head out
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Elite men's start
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Ralph Naef (Multivan Merida) leads
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Nino Schurter (Scott Swisspower) near the front
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Kabush (Rocky Mountain / Maxxis) descends
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Umberto Corti (Team CBE Techniompianti)
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World Champion Christoph Sauser (Specialized)
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Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (Gary Fisher/Subaru)
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Christian Cominelli (TX Active Bianchi) climbs.
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Julien Absalon (Orbea) on the steepest climb
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Ralph Naef (Multivan Merida) grimaces
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Burry Stander (Specialized) chases
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Jose Hermida (Multivan Merida) climbs
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X-Terra champion and crowd favorite Ruben Ruzafa (Orbea)
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Todd Wells (Specialized) descends a twisty section
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Daniel McConnell (Torq Performance) streaks down
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Geoff Kabush (Rocky Mountain/Maxxis)
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A very slippery corner
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Maneul Fumic (Fumic Bros)
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Wolfram Kurschat (Topeak Ergon) corners
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Ruben Ruzafa (Orbea)
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Sam Schultz (Gary Fisher/Subaru)
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Julien Absalon (Orbea) rests
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Rudi Van Houts (Multivan Merida) descends
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Sam Schultz (Gary Fisher/Subaru) streaks past
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Ralph Naef (Multivan Merida) with a 50-meter gap
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Michael Broderick (Kenda-Seven-No Tubes)
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Julien Absalon's wife anxiously awaits
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Julien Absalon (Orbea) wins again
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Julien Absalon (Orbea) smiles at his wife
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Spanish rider Carlos Coloma Nicolas (MSC Bikes)
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Germany's Wolfram Kurschat (Topeak Ergon Racing Team)
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Ivan Alvarez Gutierrez (Giant Italia Team)
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Canada's Geoff Kabush
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Orbea rider Inaki Lejarreta Errasti
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Inaki Lejarreta Errasti and Ruben Ruzafa Cueto
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The elite men's race
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Italian rider Umberto Corti (Team CBE Tecnoimpianti A.S.D)
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The holeshot was taken
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Manuel Fumic sports some retro shades
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Julien Absalon has a chat
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Belgium's Roel Paulissen (Cannondale Factory Racing)
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Julien Absalon was the man to beat
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Manuel Fumic finished ninth
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Geoff Kabush was back in Europe
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World champion Christoph Sauser
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It was another dry day in Madrid
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Balance and poise
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Christoph Sauser on maximum attack
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Ruben Ruzafa Cueto (Orbea)
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Paolo Cesar Montoya Cantillo (Giant Italia)
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Manuel Fumic looks ahead
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American rider Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski
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Julien Absalon powers up the hill
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Christoph Sauser follows the leaders
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Trek World Racing rider Liam Killeen
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Absalon glides downhill
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José Antonio Hermida (Multivan Merida)
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Dutch rider Frank Beemer
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Hungarian national champion Andras Parti
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Mike Broderick took 83rd
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José Antonio Hermida (Multivan Merida)
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Portuguese rider Daniel Marques
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