Alejandro Valverde (C), Samuel Sanchez (L) and Oscar Freire (R), of Spain'scyclingteam, take a break during a training session near the Great Wall of China in Badaling, 78 km north of Beijing on August 5, 2008 just three days ahead of the opening of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Sanchez won gold in men's cycling road race. [Agencies]