2014 World Road Cycling Championships
81st edition: Sept 21 - Sept 28, 2014
Ponferrada, Spain
Thursday, September 25: Road Race Training Photos
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Thursday, September 25: No racing today. This is a day for the riders to train on and learn the world championship road race course. Fotoreporter Sirotti was there and caught the riders in action. All the photos below are ©Sirotti
Australian Michael Matthews getting in a little motorpacing.
Team Australia.
Belgian Philippe Gilbert with with Simon Gerrans and the rest of the Australians.
Austria
Ireland.
Nicolas Roche
Belgium. The tall, lanky rider out of the saddle should be Johan van Summeren.
Tom Boonen
Jelle Vanendert
Greg van Avermaet.
Germany.
Big André Greipel takes the point for Germany.
John Degenkolb
The Netherlands
USA.
USA again...
Yukiya Arashiro of Team Japan
Canada
Poland
Kazakhstan
Italy
Vincenzo Nibali
Giovanni Visconti
Sonny Colbrelli
No beards and several ponytails, so this must be the Italian women.
Portugal
Norway
More Vikings, this time the Danes.
Spain
Alejandro Valverde and Joaquin Rodriguez
Slovenia
France
Maxime Monfort
Sylvain Chavanel
French women training
Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara didn't ride the time trial to concentrate on the road race.
Slovakia: Juraj and Peter Sagan
UK women training.
Cadel Evans and Jim Ochowicz at the press conference they held to discuss Evans' upcoming retirement.