Coppi e Bartali Photos; Stage 1: Misano Adriatico → Riccione, 141 km
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Liquigas-Cannondale is always one of the stronger teams at this event (they won it in 2010). They brought winners from earlier in this year, Elia Viviani (3rd from right) and Trofeo Laigueglia winner Moreno Moser (far left)		share this photo
The best team from last year; the diminutive, climbing squad of Androni Giocattoli. That's last year's overall winner, Emanuele Sella (second from the right) and the most recent Tour de Langkawi overall winner, Jose Serpa (fourth from the left)		share this photo
Alexander Vinokourov (Astana) is a big question. He hasn't looked good since crashing out of the Tour de France last summer, but he is the biggest name at this year's event.		share this photo
The RAI Moto crew including former Giro d'Italia winner Paolo Savoldelli in the middle		share this photo
Winner of six of ten stages at the recent Tour de Langkawi, Andrea Guardini (Farnese Vini)		share this photo
Lampre's Adriano Malori last year's Italian ITT champion and the winner of the ITT at last year's Coppi e Bartali. Just 24 year old, he was also 5th overall last year.		share this photo
Veterans Danilo di Luca and Stefano Garzelli (Acqua e Sapone). Lets hope it doesn't rain this week.		share this photo
Endura Racing's Jonathan Tiernan - Locke sporting the UCI Europe Tour leader's jersey for the first time after getting off to a red hot start in February		share this photo
Team Spidertech p/b C10 from Canada is representative of how international this race has become. Will Routley (right) helped drive today's break and finished 5th		share this photo
Will Routley (Team Spidertech p/b C10) getting the winning break started with Sven Erik Bystrom (Team Oster Hus) and Andrea Palini (Team Idea) 7 kms into the stage		share this photo
The break gained more riders and lost a few		share this photo
Farnese Vini at the front of the peloton attempting to reel in the break on the rolling circuits		share this photo
The peloton misjudges the break; the bunch sprint in full flight just seconds ahead of the peloton		share this photo
Unlike previous opening stage finishes in Riccione, the break succeeds		share this photo
Andrea Palini (Ita) Team Idea, part of the original break, holds off his breakmates and the chasing peloton. Will Routley (right, Team Spidertech p/b C10) who did a lot of work in the break still finished 5th		share this photo
23 year-old neo-pro Andrea Palini (Team Idea) happy about his first pro win		share this photo
A new name in Italian cycling? Your stage 1 winner, Andrea Palini (Team Idea)		share this photo
Andrea Palini (Team Idea) scooped up all four classification jerseys on the first day. He'll be warm tomorrow. (He won the only KOM)		share this photo
Coppi e Bartali Photos; Stage 1: Misano Adriatico → Riccione, 141 km
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