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FLORENCE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 29: (L-R) Silver medal winner Joaquin 'Purito' Rodriguez of Spain, gold medal winner and new world champion Rui Costa of Portugal and bronze medal winner Alejandro Valverde of Spain pose on the podium after the Elite Men's Road Race, a 272km race from Lucca to Florence on September 29, 2013 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

FLORENCE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 29:  (L-R) Silver medal winner Joaquin 'Purito' Rodriguez of Spain, gold medal winner and new world champion Rui Costa of Portugal and bronze medal winner Alejandro Valverde of Spain pose on the podium after the Elite Men's Road Race, a 272km race from Lucca to Florence on September 29, 2013 in Florence, Italy.  (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)