10.03 - Worlds: Road - Elite Men

At last - Team Australia show themselves at the start in Melbourne...

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The peloton rides out of Melbourne in the neutralised zone...

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Five escapers lead the race on to Prince's Highway - they are gaining big time in no time...

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The peloton is in no rush as it enjoys the safety of a closed highway for an hour or so...

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"What's the deal Mark", is Bernhard Eisel asking of Columbia teamate Mark Cavendish...this race could end in a sprint!

Matthew Brammeier is leading the escape towards Geelong - they have attained massive 20-minutes advantage in 50-kilometres..!

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The peloton breezes past some mustard seed flowers...

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The teams of Belgium, USA and Germany are starting to chase - they're in danger of being disqualified with the escape so far in front and capable of gaining a Geelong lap on them..!

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A perect Victorian day for the World Championships as it nears Geelong...

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Diago Tamayo is leading the escape on the Geelong circuit, can they complete a lap before the peloton gets there..?

The peloton has made it on to the circuit just in time, albeit it 22-minutes after the escape...

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With five laps to go, Vincenzo Nibali suddenly attacks - splitting the peloton into permanent pieces..

Nicholas Roche has made it into Nibali's group...

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Stuart O'Grady is in there, as is Gerrans and Evans...

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About 20 riders are away, Gerrans and O'Grady discuss tactics...

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Greg Van Avermaet is in there for Belgium, as is Hoste, Gilbert, Pozzato, Martin and every other non-sprinting favourite...

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Sp[ain has a problem - Oscar Freire has been caught napping and needs the helps of four teamates to chase the move down...

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Michael Rogers is sheprding Allan Davis in the Spanish-led group that contains Hushovd, Farrar and Cancellara...

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Mark Cavendish and Matthew Goss are further back and will play no more part in this race...

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Daniel Oss speeds up at the front of the Nibali group, they're maintaining a one-minute lead over Freire's group...

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Kvachuk has managed to stay out in front until three laps to go, the huge crowd is loving it..!

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Nibali has attacked again, he's stronger here than in the Vuelta that he won..!

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A new move develops at the front, with Moerenhout, Kolobnev, Sorensen, Nibali and Visconti...

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Cadel Evans is forced to chase hard now, the race is in the balance...

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Bjorn Leukemans attacks on the next lap, taking Gilbert and Pozzato with him...

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Either Gilbert or Pozzato could become World Champion if this move succeeds..!

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Gilbert has attacked again on the first climb of the last lap..!

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Gilbert climbs the second hill in front, but he's starting to blow...

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Alexandre Kolobnev is going after Gilbert, tracked by Paul Martens...

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Evans is getting across as well, he has Frank Schleck on his wheel..

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There's been a big regroupment at the start of the finish-straight - the sprint is on..!

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Thor Hushovd wins the 2010 World Road Race Championship ahead of Matti Breschel and Allan Davis..!

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Viking thunder - Thor Hushovd celebrates a sensational day's racing...

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Hushovd, Breschel and Davis are on top of the world..!

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