Alessandro Ballan took the solo win
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Ballan enjoys the podium
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Luca Paolini before the Worlds
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Paolo Bettini checks in with Ballerini
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Alessandro Ballan celebrates his solo win
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Ballan wins after a great attack
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The last time Paolo Bettini's wife will give him
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Bettini started his lap of honour
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Bettini at the sign-in
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Bettini rolls to the start.
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Friends forever
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Bettini and Zabel wish each other
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The Schleck brothers Fränk (left) and Andy
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Ballan celebrates
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Mamma mia – Ballan wins at home!
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Ballan is number one
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Ballan – a smiling world champion
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Ballan bites into the jersey
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But then tasted the medal, too
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Ballan is a man with gold
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The podium with (l-r) silver medalist Damiano Cunego
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Damiano Cunego and Alessandro Ballan,
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Matti Breschel (Denmark)
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Alessandro Ballan pedals in front of compatriot Damiano Cunego
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Italian racer Paolo Bettini has a discussion with team manager Franco Ballerini
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Spaniard Oscar Fiere
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Bjarne Riis of Team CSC - Saxo Bank
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Ballan has Nick Nuyens
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Damiano Cunego rode superbly
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Did you see where my mates went?
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Paolo Bettini and Alejandro Valverde
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Sì, sì, sì, signore! Ballan's brave move paid off with a win
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Yes, you're about to win, Ale.
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A quick check
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He who dares wins
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A powerful finish
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We've seen this salute before
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Numero Uno
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Damiano Cunego sprints for second
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Got it!
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Paolo's happy
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Matteo Tosatto is delighted
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Cunego's smiling on his arm, too
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Matti Breschel enjoys the moment
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All smiles
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A great performance
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Damiano Cunego was pleased
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The gold one may come soon
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OK, party time
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Your new world champion,
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The jersey fits
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Ballan thanks the crowd
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The happy podium
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The national anthem
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The tall and short of worlds
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The sweet taste
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'Say hello to my little friend...' as Ballan celebrates on the podium with Cunego
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Nup, still no chocolate...
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The day's break
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The obligatory break
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Feed time for the field
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In a race that's 260km long,
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Stefan Schumacher works hard
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The colour of the worlds
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A scattered Swiss team
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Chuzhda, Ochoa and Poos
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Bruseghin, Bosisio and Tosatto
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Damiano Cunego was watchful
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Spain's Samuel Sánchez
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Marzio Bruseghin gets down
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Paolo Bettini is watched
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Sylvain Chavanel (France)
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Bruseghin powered his way on the front
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Gabriele Bosisio is surrounded
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Andy Schleck (Luxembourg)
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Alessandro Ballan (Italy)
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Marcus Burghardt dwarfs Freire
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Andrea Tonti
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Alejandro Valverde and Robbie McEwen
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Strongman Stefan Schumacher
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Alberto Contador (Spain)
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Austrian Christian Pfannberger
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Philippe Gilbert, Nick Nuyens and Tom Boonen
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Two of the hottest favourites
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The stripes still adorn his helmet
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It wasn't to be Tom's day
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With a big job ahead of him
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Alberto Contador looked cool
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The Squadra Azzurra
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The Italians were the overwhelming favourites
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Big Andre Greipel
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Matteo Tosatto was strong all day
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Paolo Bettini realises
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'Paolo, you old devil, you...'
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The home boys
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Luxembourg's Frank Schleck
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Brothers at worlds.
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'OK boys, here's the plan...'
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Oscar Freire looked relaxed
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And Varese is GO!
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Italy's Gabriele Bosisio
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Davide Rebellin
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Luxembourg's Frank Schleck
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Italy's Marzio Bruseghin
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The old stager,
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Paolo Bettini was looking good
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New Olympic champion Sammy Sánchez
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'I might as well take one too...'
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The team that pees together, stays together
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Ballan bides his time
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Andrea Tonti
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This one's for you, guys...
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Vai vai vai, Ale!
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The Spaniards
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Nick Nuyens looks after Tom Boonen
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And the crowd goes wild!
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The happiest face in Varese
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The post-race scrum
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Rebellin and Ballan
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Cunego surveys the crowd
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New world champion
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It starts to sink in
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Pat McQuaid
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More smiles
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'Maybe I could get one of those'
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