Mariya Slokotovich (Kazakhstan) was the first crash victim
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The Italians were in row one
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The pace was furious
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The peloton rolls by
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Nicole Cooke (Great Britain) wins
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Cooke had the strongest sprint
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A smiling Cooke ended her season
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Cooke in the rainbow jersey
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Cooke with the flowers
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Nicole Cooke (Great Britain) crowned
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Cooke prevailed in the sprint
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Cooke in the limelight
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The podium from left to right
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Cooke was visibly delighted
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A proud Cooke shows off her medal
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The 'home' team line up before the start.
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The South African team bikes were stacked
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Kristin Armstrong (USA) before the start
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Armstrong (USA) and Egyed (Aus)
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The bunch in pursuit of the break,
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Nikki Egyed (Aus) leads Grace Verbeke (Bel)
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Mid-distance and Armstrong is still driving the break on the climb
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Nikki Egyed (Aus) goes for a solo attack with 1 lap to go
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Team GB line up before the start
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Fabiana Luperini (right) and the Italian team
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Lap 2 and already the break has formed
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Monica Baccaille (Italy) in the middle of the break
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Newly crowned World TT Champion,
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The bunch lines out on the climb
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Egyed and Verbeke in the break
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Sharon Laws (GBr) on the climb
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Varese local, Noemi Cantele (Italy)
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Among the riders retiring from the peloton
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The break enters the stadium,
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Angela Hennig (Ger) polices the front of the bunch
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Charlotte Becker (Ger) leads the chase
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The sprint is on. Vos (centre) leads Cooke (left) and Arndt (right)
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Just before the line, Marianne Vos (Ned) realises that its over
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Nicole Cooke (GBr) wins the World RR Championship, 2008
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A happy champion, Nicole Cooke (GBr) in the rainbow jersey
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Nicole Cooke (GBr) shows off her jersey to the crowds
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The medal winners:
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Rochelle Gilmore (Australia)
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Linda Villumsen (Denmark)
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the return of Zinaida Stahurskaya (Belarus)
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Ukrainian captain, Alona Andruk.
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Mariya Slokotovich alone in her thoughts
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Noemi Cantele (Italy)
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Diana Ziliute (Lithuania)
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The captain of the Russian team Julia Martisova.
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A look of one of the riders who will make the race hard;
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The fugitives on the hill of Ronchi:
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The chase group
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the early escape was away for a lot of the race.
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the podium (l-r)
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Nicole Cooke (Great Britain) kisses the gold.
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The Italian team gets introduced
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The Italians are coming to town
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Noemi Cantele was all smiles
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Pat McQuaid and Giro organiser Angelo Zomegnan
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The US team waits
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South Africa looked ready
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Brazil's four-women team
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The Brazilian team
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The team from Venezuela
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Before the start
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The Italians had the the hometown
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The Dutch team
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The lead group with Kristin Armstrong
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The bunch was chasing the leaders
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Armstrong was hyper-active
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The Belgian fans watch on
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The scenic course in Varese
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The bunch was surprised by the early attack
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The Italians were stuck behind
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Cooke takes the win ahead of Vos
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The flying Cooke
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Cooke's win comes after taking
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Lithuanian Diana Ziliute takes the sprint
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Arndt on the podium
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Vos was happy with silver
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Cooke was extremely happy with her second coupe
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A joyous Cooke on the podium
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Cooke waves the flowers
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The podium with Vos, Cooke and Arndt (l-r)
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Arndt proudly shows her bronze
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The rainbow Cooke shows the gold
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The gold is blinking alright
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Vos and her silver medal
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Cooke wasn't ready
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Cooke cooked the others in the sprint
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Nicole Cooke wins gold
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Cooke storms by the beaten
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Celebrating at the finish
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Cooke was super-happy
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The podium from left to right
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Cooke was visibly happy
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Cooke shows gold
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Paolo Bettini one day before the road race
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A smiling Bettini arrived
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Bettini gets ready to announce
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Bettini retires
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Pat McQuaid at the press conference
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McQuaid at the women's press conf
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Nicole Cooke (Great Britain)
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Judith Arndt (Germany)
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Marianne Vos (Netherlands)
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Nicole Cooke makes her lunge for the line
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Nicole Cooke immediately understands
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Olympic champion, now world champion
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Nicole Cooke lets out a scream of delight
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Cooke grabs a Welsh flag
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Nicole Cooke (Great Britain)
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