Photos from Riders Cup training in Austria
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The Ice Cross Downhill World Championship is in Wagrain, Austria, ahead of the second Riders Cup event of 2015.
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Canada's Scott Croxall skates out of the gates during Thursday's training session.
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Switzerland's Derek Wedge - the world champion from 2013.
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This is the second of four Riders Cup events which are organised by the athletes themselves.
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The current world champion, Marco Dallago, a native of Graz, has organised the event in his home country.
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The track is designed to challenge the skaters, with world championship points up for grabs.
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Skaters from all over have travelled to Austria ahead of Saturday's race.
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Training continued even as darkness descended.
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Many of the sport's elite athletes are competing as they try and improve their world championship points tally.
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Canada's Kyle Croxall won the first Red Bull Crashed Ice of the season in Saint Paul and will have his sights set on extending his lead in the world championship.
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