Gallery: 2013 UCI world road championships, women and junior men

The huge junior men’s peloton, 199 riders in all, tackles the first climb. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

A rider from Denmark shows the agony of climbing the Via Salviati climb. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

The early break rode to a lead of over 4 minutes before the peloton closed the gap. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Tao Geoghegan Hart resorts to running up the climb after breaking his chain at the bottom of the hill. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Globalization brings riders from Turkey and Algeria together for the race. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Zeke Mostov of Team USA. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Mostov would go on to finish 67th. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Albania’s Iltjan Nika collapses in pain at the finish line after winning his country’s first medal, a bronze. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

The Via Salviati climb is now fenced and properly decorated for the weekend’s races. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Americans controlled the front of the peloton on the first trip up the Fiesole climb. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

The junior men’s podium of Van Der Poel, Pedersen and Nika. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

After attacking inside 5 km to go, Van Der Poel has enough time to pick up a flag for his winning celebration. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Veronique Fortin of Canada rides the corridor of photographers at the top of the climb. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Ellen Van Dijk and Megan Guanier chase the leaders on the climb. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Rossella Ratto’s teammates cross the line, celebrating her third-place finish after a great team effort. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Evelyn Stevens and Mara Abbott climb the Via Salviati ramp early in the race. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Evelyn Stevens guts it out on the top of the climb as she tries to maintain contact with eventual winner Marianne Vos. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

U.S. riders Kristin McGrath, Evelyn Stevens and Andrea Dvorak control the front of the peloton. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Anna van der Breggen leads the climb with Vos on her wheel. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

With a blistering attack, Vos leaves the other riders in the distance on the final climb. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Marianne Vos takes a peek at Stevens as they climb Via Salviati. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Vos takes another rainbow jersey and adds to her legacy as the best woman’s cyclist of all time. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

Marianne Vos wins the women’s road race. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com

The world championship podium of Marianne Vos, Emma Johansson and Rossella Ratto. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com

After pulling on the front for the U.S. team from Montecatini, Carmen Small and Jade Wilcoxson take it easy. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com