Gallery: 2013 UCI road worlds, road race, women and junior men

Graham Watson snaps two road races — junior men and women — at the 2013 UCI World Road Championships

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The junior men’s podium: Mads Pedersen (Denmark), Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands) and Iltjan Nika (Albania). Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com
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Mathieu van der Poel celebrates winning the junior men’s road race at the 2013 world championships. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com
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Mathieu van der Poel makes his move. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com
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Mathieu van der Poel had time to grab a flag for his celebration. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com
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Tatiana Antoshina leads the women’s peloton. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com
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Tatiana Antoshina attacks. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com
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Lizzie Armitstead wound up 19th on the day, 5:28 down. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com
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Rossella Ratto and Lucinda Brand had a go, only to be pulled back. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com
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Tatiana Guderzo attacks. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com
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Tiffany Cromwell laid down a series of attacks before posting a ninth-place finish. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com
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Tatiana Guderzo was among the workhorses in the Italian team. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com
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Welcome to Florence. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com
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The peloton enters the center of Florence. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com
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Megan Guarnier gets a bike change. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com
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The U.S. team did a lot of chasing on Saturday. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com
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Dragana Kovacevic hit the deck and would not finish. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com
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Kristin McGrath finished 32nd. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com
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Meake Polspoel made a break only to wind up on the DNF list. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com
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Rosella Ratto and Lucinda Brand escape. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com
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Evelyn Stevens leads an elite group. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com
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Team USA seemed perpetually on the front. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com
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Americans at work. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com
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Team USA team at the start of the women’s road race. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com
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Anna van der Breggen chases. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com
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Linda Villumsen crossed sixth at 50 seconds. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com
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Marianne Vos attacks on the final climb. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com
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Marianne Vos wins the women’s road race. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

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