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Worlds Gallery: Norwegians beat the heat in U23 road race

Oct 13, 2016

The early breakaway in the 165.7km U23 road race saw a crash that knocked Portugal's Nuno Bico out of the group, but otherwise they worked well together. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

The peloton did 10 laps around Doha's Pearl island. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

The peloton stuck together after the early break went up the road, content to let the sprinters teams do the chasing. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Switzerland's Patrick Muller rode alongside Colombia's Bryan Gomez at the front of the breakaway. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

U.S. elite national champion Greg Daniel raced the under-23 race at worlds and made an impression, riding in the day's break, which included a diverse cast of players, such as Jean Claude Uwizeye of Rwanda and Mahdi Rajabikaboodcheshmeh of Iran. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Norway took charge of the pacemaking in the peloton to set up its sprinter. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

With the finish in sight, German Pascal Ackermann led out the sprint. But he would prove to be no match for Norway's Kristoffer Halvorsen. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Halvorsen celebrated as Ackermann expressed his dismay behind. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Halvorsen celebrated, as did his Norwegian teammate behind, who realized they'd struck gold. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Bronze medalist Jakub Mareczko of Italy congratulated Halvorsen. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Halvorsen celebrated his win with teammate Fridtjof Roeinaas. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

However, there was no celebration in the Belgian camp as Guillaume Seye and team staff tended to Enzo Wouters. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

The under-23 men's of Ackermann, Halvorsen, and Mareczko. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Luxembourg's Kevin Geniets was one of many riders hanging his head after a hot, hard day in Qatar. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Precious few spectators turned out to watch the first road race of the week in Doha. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

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Tags: Doha 2016 UCI World Road Championships Gallery News Road UCI World Road Championships

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