Warming up in Moscow
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More than 50 Russian athletes competed in Thursday's National Shoot Out.
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A race marshall leads the riders to the track.
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The athletes competed in two timed runs - the fastest 32 advancing to Friday's Elimination Round.
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The riders get a chairlift back to the top of the track.
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The 455-metre-long track in Moscow winds it way down to the Moskva River.
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The view from the start, with the Luzhniki Stadium in the background.
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A rider at the start gate during Thursday's National Shoot Out.
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Russian athlete Dmitry Kirienko is a picture of concentration.
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The slingshot is one of a series of obstacles to negotiate.
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2013 champion Derek Wedge.
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Some of the leading international athletes pose for a photograph in front of St Basil's Cathedral.
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