Defending champ Paolo Bettini
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Davide Rebellin
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Mark Cavendish (Britain)
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Alejandro Valverde (Spain)
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Valverde is here thanks to a CAS judgement
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Depending on your view, a win by Valverde today
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Spanish team-mate Samuel Sanchez is another who could win,
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Aussie hope Michael Rogers
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Goodbye to the gnashers.
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Luxembourg's hope Frank Schleck.
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The push to get pictures
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Spaniard Oscar Freire
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Italian Damiano's Cunego's
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Paolo Bettini,
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Michael Rogers
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Jens Voigt's Duracell bunny battery should see him on the attack
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Paolo Bettini shares a laugh
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A minute before the start,
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Defending World Champion Paolo Bettini (Italy)
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Paolo Bettini (Italy)
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Paolo Bettini (Italy)
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The fans
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The elite men roll out,
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Alejandro Valverde (Spain)
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Maxime Montfort (Belgium)
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The peloton
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Looking down on a colorful peloton
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Paolo Bettini (Italy)
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Paolo Bettini (Italy)
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Elite men's podium:
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Paolo Bettini (Italy)
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Paolo Bettini (Italy)
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The one armed salute
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Paolo Bettini (Italy)
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Philippe Gilbert (Belgium)
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Stijn Devolder (Belgium)
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Jurgen Van Goolen (Belgium)
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Koos Moerenhout (Netherlands)
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Michael Boogerd (Netherlands)
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Johan Van Summeren (Belgium)
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Nothing but hugs for the Italians
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A steep climb took its toll
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No time to enjoy this view
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The peloton
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Michael Boogerd (Netherlands) and others
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Alejandro Valverde (Spain)
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Stijn Devolder (Belgium)
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Jens Voigt (Germany)
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Erik Zabel (Germany)
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Stefan Schumacher (Germany) was
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Gerald Ciolek (Germany) didn't make it
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Paolo Bettini (Italy) is ready
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...and put a week of controversy
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Frank Schleck (Luxembourg)
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Wait a minute, you look like the last guy!
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Oscar Freire Gomez (Spain)
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Oscar Freire Gomez (Spain) shares a chat with
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Michael Boogerd (Netherlands) was hoping
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Carlos Sastre (Spain)
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Thomas Dekker (Netherlands) was focused
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Alejandro Valverde (Spain) had to fight
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Thank god I'm here: The road to Stuttgart has been a long
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The peloton gets ready
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Hmmm, I wonder where these guys
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The Italian's sure know how to win,
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The nerves are high as the
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The Italians were determined to dominate
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And they're off and racing.
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The peloton sets out cleanly,
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Andrea Tonti (Italy)
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Alessandro Bertolini (Italy)
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Davide Rebellin (Italy) rides in the bunch
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Damiano Cunego (Italy) finished down
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Paolo Bettini (Italy) rolls around the course
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Riders travel across a flat section
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There were as many nationalities represented
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Alessandro Bertolini (Italy) and Matteo Tosatto (Italy)
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Gruppo compacto in the early
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The peloton together early
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Stéphane Augé (France) and Colombian Marlon Alirio Perez Arango
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The main bunch passes by a heap of flags
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Riders swap turns driving
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Alessandro Bertolini (Italy) leads a small group
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The main bunch approaches the foot
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...and starts to make its way up
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The Netherlands squad gather at the front
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Jens Voigt (Germany)
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Damiano Cunego (Italy) was a part of
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...as were Italian team-mates Alessandro Ballan
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Filippo Pozzato (Italy)
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Michael Boogerd (Netherlands), shown early in the race,
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Sylvain Chavanel (France) and Pierrick Fedrigo (France)
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Paolo Bettini (Italy) charges
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Michael Rogers leads his Australian team-mates
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Michael Boogerd (Netherlands) and Paolo Bettini
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Thomas Voeckler (France) and Filippo Pozzato (Italy)
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He was active early on but Filippo Pozzato (Italy)
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Italians Matteo Tosatto, Alessandro Bertolini and Damiano Cunego
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A large group crosses the start/finish
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Alejandro Valverde (Spain)
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Jens Voigt may not have finished the race
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Alejandro Valverde (Spain) moves
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...and continues to pull it
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The riders sprint towards home
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Defending world champ Paolo Bettini (Italy)
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...then takes aim, but at who?
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Russian Alexandr Kolobnev feels the pain
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Italian Paolo Bettini is clearly pumped up with excitement
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Paolo Bettini shows his chest...
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...before throwing his first in the air
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World beater: Paolo Bettini (Italy) retains
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Riders sprint for the minor places.
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These guys started at the front and finished at the back,
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Davide Rebellin (Italy) led the second bunch home
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Paolo Bettini (Italy) is congratulated
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Paolo Bettini's wife Monica
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On top of the world: Paolo Bettini (Italy)
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Paolo Bettini ensured that the Italian flag
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Last year Paolo Bettini stuck his tongue out, but this year it was the gun gesture
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Draped in the Italian flag, Paolo Bettini looks content
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I told you so: UCI President Pat McQuaid and Italian Paolo Bettini
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Paolo Bettini (Italy) is number one
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Italy's Paolo Bettini may have arrived in Germany
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Podium (L-R): Alexandr Kolobnev (Russian Federation), Paolo Bettini (Italy)
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Italian Paolo Bettini put a tough week behind him
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Podium (L-R): Alexandr Kolobnev (Russian Federation), Paolo Bettini (Italy)
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2007 World Championship medallists:
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Gold at the end of the rainbow:
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Oh common Stefan, third's not so bad,
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Russian Alexandr Kolobnev was happy
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Stefan Schumacher (Germany) celebrates
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Alexandr Kolobnev (Russian Federation)
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Stefan Schumacher (Germany)
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...and enters the post-race press conference.
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UCI president Pat McQuaid was angry and annoyed at Paolo Bettini
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Organisers had a clear message for Eddy Merckx, that he wasn't welcome,
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