Elite Mens Road Race, 257kms
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UCI World Road Championship - Elite Mens Road Race
Eight members of the Australian team present themselves at the chaotic start...
UCI World Road Championship - Elite Mens Road Race
Mark Cavendish signs-on for Team GB, clearly nervous of the coming day...
UCI World Road Championship - Elite Mens Road Race
Arnaud Demare is one of many French cyclists sporting an ugly parasol to fend off the sun just minutes before the start...
UCI World Road Championship - Elite Mens Road Race
The peloton rolls away from the start of a day expected to last well over six hours in sweltering heat...
UCI World Road Championship - Elite Mens Road Race
Just minutes into the race, Andre Greipel needs a mechanic to unravel his cables from a radio and from a drinking-system...
UCI World Road Championship - Elite Mens Road Race
Chris Juul-Jensen is already using his precious water to cool off...
UCI World Road Championship - Elite Mens Road Race
Nacer Bouhanni likes the heat, but he's looking less than happy at the coming day - there's a huge wind starting to blow..!
UCI World Road Championship - Elite Mens Road Race
Brayan Ramirez leads a seven-man escape across the desert - they have an eleven-minute lead just 55-kilometres into the day..!
UCI World Road Championship - Elite Mens Road Race
In Qatar but not the Tour of Qatar - the Worlds peloton toils away beneath the midday sun and heat...
UCI World Road Championship - Elite Mens Road Race
Great Britain leads a long chase into the stiff headwind, but they have a mysterious helper from the Belarus team...
UCI World Road Championship - Elite Mens Road Race
A Slovakian flag pops out of the peloton - it is in fact a roadside fan showing his enthusiasm in the desert...
UCI World Road Championship - Elite Mens Road Race
Steve Cummings is the very first cyclist to be blown out of the back...
UCI World Road Championship - Elite Mens Road Race
Six Belgians have led a charge into the crosswind, creating a 30-man lead group...
UCI World Road Championship - Elite Mens Road Race
The Worlds peloton is in many pieces on a road so well-known by Tour of Qatar regulars...
UCI World Road Championship - Elite Mens Road Race
Three cyclists have crashed on the bumpy old road, creating further problems for anyone behind...
UCI World Road Championship - Elite Mens Road Race
Eric Marcotte is the American rider in trouble, but no-one is seriously injured...
UCI World Road Championship - Elite Mens Road Race
Daniel Teklehaimanot needs a wheel change as he too falls foul of the conditions...
UCI World Road Championship - Elite Mens Road Race
Luka Mezgec has crashed too - he'll be one of 144 cyclists to abandon today..!
UCI World Road Championship - Elite Mens Road Race
Up front, Tom Boonen is bossing the group of leaders that's swallowed the original escape and is opening a huge gap on their chasers..!
UCI World Road Championship - Elite Mens Road Race
Adam Blythe is up there for Cavendish, with Stuyven, Viviani, Boasson-Hagen and a whole army of hard-hitters...
UCI World Road Championship - Elite Mens Road Race
Peter Sagan was one of the last to reach the fleeing leaders, but he's there for sure, as is his brother, Jurag...
UCI World Road Championship - Elite Mens Road Race
John Degenkolb leads a group of chasers at about two-minutes - Kittel and Greipel are in this group too..!
UCI World Road Championship - Elite Mens Road Race
Tony Martin is suffering even further back, the efforts of his TT success costing him today...
UCI World Road Championship - Elite Mens Road Race
Boonen is thriving on the competition he's created, not caring about anyone else that's following his initiative...
UCI World Road Championship - Elite Mens Road Race
Daniele Bennati is working hard for Italy - they have four riders in this lead group...
UCI World Road Championship - Elite Mens Road Race
Jurag Sagan is making sure his brother Peter is well protected and cconserving his energy...
UCI World Road Championship - Elite Mens Road Race
Tom Leezer grabs a lucky drink from a mobile moto-refresher that's doing a great job today..!
UCI World Road Championship - Elite Mens Road Race
The elite group of leaders enters The Pearl with almost 125-kilometres to go and with a lead of 1' 20"...
UCI World Road Championship - Elite Mens Road Race
Jens Keukeleire leads the Belgian-dominated escape around the circuit, they've no intention of letting the chasers get close..!
UCI World Road Championships - Elite Mens Road Race
Mark Cavendish is right up there with the Belgians and the man most likely to stop one of them winning..!
UCI World Road Championship - Elite Mens Road Race
Canada's Ryan Roth is still in there, having escaped after four-kilometres and then stayed with the leaders during the crosswind sections - he'll take a brilliant 15th place today!
UCI World Road Championship - Elite Mens Road Race
Kittel leads Degenkolb and Greipel in a group that is now two-minutes behind and almost out of touch...
UCI World Road Championship - Elite Mens Road Race
Jasper Stuyven digs deep with a few laps to go - his work is almost done in support of his leaders Boonen and Van Avermaet...
UCI World Road Championship - Elite Mens Road Race
Peter Sagan has been carried almost all the way to the finale, but has he still got enough to win another world title..?
UCI World Road Championship - Elite Mens Road Race
Can Greg Van Avermaet add a World title to his Olympic success - or has his work today spoilt any hope..?
UCI World Road Championship - Elite Mens Road Race
Norway has started to show its face on behalf of Alexander Kristoff, they have three men in this front group...
UCI World Road Championship - Elite Mens Road Race
Stuyven takes back the initiative for Belgium with just five-kilometres to go...
UCI World Road Championship - Elite Mens Road Race
The sprint for Gold is on..!
UCI World Road Championships - Elite Mens Road Race
Peter Sagan is just ahead of Cavendish, Boonen, Matthews and Nizzolo as the line rears up...
UCI World Road Championships - Elite Mens Road Race
Peter Sagan wins the Elite Mens road race for the second consecutive year..!
UCI World Road Championship - Elite Mens Road Race
Peter Sagan celebrates another World Championship win with Mark Cavendish and Tom Boonen
