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MTB World Cup XC #5 - CDM, St Félicien, Quebec, Canada, July 1, 2007

Race 2 - July 1: Elite Men Cross Country

The start
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The pack flies away
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Adam Craig (Giant)
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José Hermida (Multivan Merida Biking Team)
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Absalon follows Hermida
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José Hermida
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Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (Subaru-Gary Fisher)
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Swedish champion Fredrik Kessiakoff (Cannondale-Vredestein)
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Ralph Naef (Multivan Merida Biking Team)
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Christophe Sauser (Specialized)
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Sauser takes on some fluids
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Bottle cages can be handy
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The men's field
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Something of a bottleneck
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Japanese champion Kenji Takeya (Specialized).
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Absalon stretching out
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Julien Absalon
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Julien Absalon wins
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Absalon and Hermida embrace
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The top five
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Champagne time
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Julien Absalon (Orbea)
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Julien Absalon (Orbea) plays it up
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This is what it looks like from behind
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He knows he's got it
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The start of the elite mens
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Roel Paulissen was the early leader
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Julien Absalon early in the race
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José Hermida follows Absalon closley
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Jakob Fuglsang
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Nino Schurter current U23 world champion
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Geoff Kabush with his usual wide bars,
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Kashi Leuchs taking the off camber left hander
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Christoph Sauser going for it on the wet climb
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José Hermida & Balz Weber
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Julien Absalon & José Hermida
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Julien Absalon & José Hermida
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Roel Paulissen climbs alone
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Pierre Lebreton navigates slippery wet rock
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Fredrik Kessiakoff, swedish champion
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José Hermida taking the rocky decent
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Cédric Ravanel wanting more oxygen
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Ralph Näf, looks to be floating over this section
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Nino Schurter focused on the rocks
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Adam Craig climbing away from two others
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Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski looking forward to the top
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Adam Craig
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Christoph Sauser looking very agressive
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Geoff Kabush almost looks to be enjoying
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Colin Cares in the granny ring on the climb
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José Hermida gets encouragement from the crowd
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Kashi Leuchs suffered a flat while in the top-10
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Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski navigates through the rocks
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Ralph Näf another former world champion
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Fredrik Kessiakoff powers along
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Nino Schurter looks
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Jakob Fuglsang
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Florian Vogel
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Adam Craig
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Christoph Sauser still focused
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Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski & Filip Meirhaeghe
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Todd Wells looks tired
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Todd Wells
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Derek Zandstra, looks like he didn't mean to do that
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Sam Schultz, on the other hand loves it
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Julien Absalon, much smoother
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José Hermida, still focused
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Julien Absalon wins
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Julien Absalon showing his medal
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World Cup leaders: Absalon & Schurter
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Congrats for a great race
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Podium: Ralph Näf, José Hermida,
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