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Pro men's road race podium results, 1927-2010

UnitedHealthcare is emerging the winner in the transfer market for North American Pro Continental teams, announcing today a number of big acquisitions, headlined by veteran American Jason McCartney and emerging Irish talent Philip Deignan.

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COPENHAGEN (VN) — American sprinter Tyler Farrar says he feels surprisingly good despite his high-speed crash at the Vuelta a España, but admits he won't know if he can challenge for the rainbow jersey until he hits the road Sunday.

• 1 8 DEMARE Arnaud FRA 3:52:16 +0
• 2 10 PETIT Adrien FRA at s.t.
• 3 32 FENN Andrew GBR at s.t.
• 4 47 SELIG Rudiger GER at s.t.
• 5 54 HALLER Marco AUT at s.t.

COPENHAGEN (AFP) — Australia's Matt Goss believes he could have the edge over HTC-Highroad teammate Mark Cavendish if the pair come to duel for cycling's coveted rainbow jersey at the road world championships on Sunday.

COPENHAGEN (VN) — Peter Sagan is hoping his dream season finishes off with a perfect ending with a strong ride in Sunday's elite men's road race.

COPENHAGEN (VN) — Óscar Freire says he won't lose any sleep if he doesn't win a record fourth world title this weekend in Copenhagen despite a course that favors the Spanish sprinter.

COPENHAGEN (VN) — Defending road race world champion Thor Hushovd admits winning a second rainbow jersey will prove difficult.

• 1 24 GARNER Lucy GBR 1:46:17 at 0
• 2 10 DRUYTS Jessy BEL at s.t.
• 3 50 SIGGAARD Christina DEN at s.t.
• 4 4 SOUYRIS Manon FRA at s.t.
• 5 69 PERCHTOLD Christina AUT at s.t.

COPENHAGEN (VN) — British rider Lucy Garner blasted her way to the gold medal in the junior women's road race Thursday with a long sprint from just over 200 meters to go.

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COPENHAGEN, (AFP) — Czech rider Roman Kreuziger said Thursday he was pulling out of Sunday's road race at the world championships in Denmark because of a hand injury he had suffered during the Tour de France.

COPENHAGEN (VN) — Matti Breschel will be on the wrong side of the fences for Sunday's elite men's road race after injuries sidelined him for a rare chance to race for the rainbow jersey on home roads.

UCI spokesman Enrico Carpani raised eyebrows in late August with comments that seemed to imply that points accumulated by Astana’s Alexander Vinokourov during 2011 could be applied toward his squad’s 2012 WorldTour license application, independent of whether he chose to continue riding for the team. The Kazakh was (until recently) believed to have announced his retirement in July after crashing out of the Tour de France during stage 9’s descent of the Pas de Payrol.

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Jeff Louder has found a home for the 2012 season, and will join the UnitedHealthcare squad in January. Team manager Mike Tamayo told VeloNews that Louder, who has ridden for BMC Racing since 2008, would offer European savvy and a much-needed hand in the mountains to the second-year Pro Continental team.

The 2011 USA CRITS series, which appeared to come to a premature end after the cancellation of Washington D.C.'s Capital Criterion, has bounced back with a new finale, to be held in Boston this weekend.

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COPENHAGEN (VN) — For Bradley Wiggins, Wednesday's elite men's time trial wasn't a race against the clock, it was a race against the power meter.

COPENHAGEN (VN) - Taylor Phinney was less than pleased with his 15th place ride in the elite men's world time trial championship race while Andrew Talansky was satisfied to stop the clock 16th on a windy, technical course for their respective debuts in the elite men's world time trial championships.

COPENHAGEN (VN) - Fabian Cancelllara humbly accepted defeat to a superior Tony Martin in Wednesday's elite men's time trial that saw the Swiss superstar's four world title run come to an end.

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• 1. Tony Martin, (GER), in 53:43.85
• 2. Bradley Wiggins, (GBR), at 1:15.83
• 3. Fabian Cancelllara, (SUI), at 1:20.59
• 4. Bert GRABSCH, (GER), at 1:31.76
• 5. Jack BOBRIDGE, (AUS), at 2:13.86

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• 1. Judith ARNDT, (GER), in 37:07.38
• 2. Linda Melanie VILLUMSEN, (NZL), at 21.73
• 3. Emma POOLEY, (GBR), at 24.13
• 4. Tara WHITTEN, (CAN), at 26.16
• 5. Clara HUGHES, (CAN), at 36.79

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• 1. Mads Wurtz Schmidt, (DEN), in 35:07.68
• 2. James Oram, (NZL), at 4.11
• 3. David Edwards, (AUS), at 20.79
• 4. Markus Fﾁglum-karlsson, (SWE), at 32.91
• 5. Juriy Vasyliv, (GER), at 39.01

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Playing with a working model of the Brim Brother's cleat-based power meter

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• Luke Durbridge, (AUS), at 42:47.1
• Christian Quaade Rasmus, (DEN), at 43:22.8
• Michael Hepburn, (AUS), at 43:33.6
• Anton Vorobev, (RUS), at 43:46.1
• Jasper Hamelink, (NED), at 44:40.1

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COPENHAGEN (VN) — Taylor Phinney will be among the outsiders to make the final podium for the elite men's time trial race on Wednesday.

• 1. Jessica ALLEN, (AUS), in 19:18.63
• 2. Elinor BARKER, (GBR), at 1.84
• 3. Mieke KRÖGER, (GER), at 2.80
• 4. Thalita de JONG, (NED), at 14.93
• 5. Rossella RATTO, (ITA), at 31.07

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• 1. Jesse Anthony, Kelly Benefit Strategies-Optumhealth, in 1:52:09
• 2. Jackie Simes, Jamis/sutter Home, at 00:02
• 3. Robin Carpenter, Bikereg.com / Cannondale, at 00:06
• 4. Ian Crane, Hagens Berman Cycling, at 00:06
• 5. Sebastian Balck, Team Cykelcity, at 00:06

Jesse Anthony of Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth was the catalyst for a relentless Univest Grand Prix Doylestown Criterium in Pennsylvania Sunday, winning the race, the sprinters jersey, and the overall weekend title after attacking, staying away for multiple laps, and taking the sprint out of a decimated field.

Nicolas Roche will trade his Ag2r-La Mondiale jersey for the national kit of Ireland this week for what he hopes will be a chance to salvage a frustrating, injury-plagued 2011 season.

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