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Mongoose's Freedrive system

The Felt Equilink system

Jim Felt (right) and senior design engineer, Jeff Soucek

Santa Cruz Nomad with its 1.5-inch headtube

The Santa Cruz Superlight

The swingarm on the Santa Cruz Superlight

Intense’s new Spider FRO

Intense’s Spider 29

Maverick Durance

Maverick Matic

The new Rush Carbon

Cannondale’s new Si stems

The carbon fiber front triangle is massive at the head tube, yet flows to a rather normal diameter at the seat tube.

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The seemingly unstoppable Tinker Juarez is excited to race his new Rush Carbon at the upcoming 24 Hour of Moab.

Meet the press... the media swarms the front of the peloton before the start...

...while fans from the host country have to stand behind the barrier.

On the road...

Farrar joins the early break

He gets it! Bettini adds the world road title to his Olympic medal.

McCartney is in the main field

Horner, as always, looks happy just to be here.

You think he's happy?

Many riders, many fans... all from many countries.

American Guido Trenti on the attack

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Motivated: Bettini tried, failed, tried, failed, tried again and won.

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Despite the weather and the stunning scenery, it was not an easy day in the saddle.

This guy really wanted to win today

There were quite a few CSC riders in the day's big break

Ever wonder why a lot of finishline photos look like a lot of other finishline photos?

Almost. Moises Aldape and Kanstantsin Siutsou charge ahead before being joined by David Loosli and then the rest of the field.

Yahoooooo!

... and Rebellin tries his hand, too.

Unlike The Star Spangled Banner, the Italian national anthem does not end with the words 'play ball.'

Ballan gives chase...

For who's a jolly good fellow...

Vinokourov was aggressive, but missed that last little gap at the finish, too.

Some folks were more relaxed than others.

Cooke on the attack

Rainbow with Gold highlights: Bettini wants a world champion's jersey to add to his Olympic medal.

The peloton at a calmer moment

The charge to the line.

You just won the world championship!

It was a tough day on some.

Yehaww! Vos enjoys the moment.

Neben joined the winning break, earning the best U.S. finish since Dede Barry placed 11th in 2003.

Arndt was aggressive throughout, but Vos ensured that there would be no German winner for the first time in three years.

Maybe disappointed, but Cooke still holds the distinction of making the world's podium for the third time.

The day's most dangerous break formed on the Tiefenbach.

The combination was dangerous and caused concern in the peloton.

Nearing the top of the climb.

Americans at the front

Neben and crew

Armstrong

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... and here’s a look up the twisting, narrow descent to foot of the climb.

St. Wolfgang resort, on Lake Wolfgang

Start-finish is in the same spot in front of the Mirabellgarten along the Salzach River.

It’s hard to tell from this picture, but this is the steepest section of the course with ramps as steep as 15 percent.

Ample grandstands should keep journalists and fans alike out of the sun with the best possible views.

The climb isn’t very long, perhaps 500 meters maximum, but it’s hard enough to break open the race, by the time they reach the summit, there’s sure to be a splinter in the main pack, especially late in the race and the attacks begin in earnest.

The opening kilometers wind through the newer part of Salzburg on the north side of the river.

Some intrepid Italians have already staked out a good spot at the top of the climb.

Flat and wide open, the roads skirt the Kapuzinerberg hill just across the river from the old town. There’s a McDonald’s along the route where Chris Horner can load up on carbohydrates before the race.

This upper section could be open to winds as well.

The first of two climbs comes at Oberesch at 7.1km on a wide-open road with grades as steep as 8 percent . . .

After fast, a long, fast downhill from Elixhausen, the course rolls back into Salzburg proper with flat, wide open roads, but it might be too late to pull back a break at 13km to go.

. . . , but it’s really just a moderate push up a large hump.

The last kilometer banner brings the route into some tricky corners coming into the final sprint.

Imaginative locals have dressed up their farm fields with life-sized cyclists made of wood.

The final straightaway is a clear, 300-meter shot to the line.