Heres some pics from Amsterdam...........
Team sky hid themselves away -all those marginal gains - boring zzzzzzzzzzzzzz - had boarding up so no one could distract them
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Garmin were much more friendly and had a chat with Millar and Dan martin et al.
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compared SKY to little old confidis who had a tiny icle 4 person caravan not some fancy team bus - and no barriers:
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Cunego still got loads of attention
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due to the crashes Sastre has lost a load of time already
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one of me and Georges mates riding for a different team but still sporting an awsome mullet!
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Nice start ramp:
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the only man to get a boooo when he was announced :
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Good old Charlie -never gets much of a mention in the press but was good enough to sign my jersey just before he was about to start his prologue ride!
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Great atmosphere along the route when with big crouds in places
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Nice paint job for Scarponi:
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You can just see the awkward tension from 'cuddles' - it is surley his Giro to loose even if he has a weak team - but after seeing him at the prologue i still recon he will crack under pressure if he leads the race for too long - losing the pink jersey after one day but not loosing too much time i recon is a blessing for him.
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Wiggo arrived and sitting down focused prior to starting the prologue in double quick time - helpers taking his bike up the steps etc while others arrived too early and tryed to stay warm.
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One for the testers - new aero custom chainset for Millar???????
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Greipels pain job:
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