 The start of a Pro race: no easy rolling start here until everyones legs get warm. Photo: Coni Altherr
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 Eventual Winner Max Presti (center) seems to have his eye on the finish line already. Photo: Daniel Wagner
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 The Pro Women Start. Photo: Daniel Wagner
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 A calmer, but no less intense moment in the Pro Men's race. Photo: Coni Altherr
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 The top group of the women races from the mill mountain down to the Rhine. Speeds reached up to 80 km/hr (48 mph). Ghizlane Samir (21st rank) leads the pack. Photo: Coni Altherr
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 The sprint after 31 kilometers. The Italian Massimiliano Presti (right) develops his overall WIC lead with this victory in Basel. Second in Basel: Luca Saggiorato (Ita, 3rd from right), third: Columbian Diego Rosero (2nd from right). Photo: Daniel Wagner
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 The Sprint after 31 kilometers. Ang�le Vaudan (left) wins just ahead of world champion Theresa Cliff (right) and Jessica Smith (in green behind Cliff). Photo: Coni Altherr
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