Tirreno-Adriatico Photos; Stage 1: San Vincenzo → Donoratico, 16.9 km (TTT)
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A scenic shot of Vacansoleil-DCM among the vineyards on the run from San Vincenzo → Donoratico		share this photo
Team GreenEDGE cruising through Tuscan vineyards near the speed limit		share this photo
Team GreenEDGE won the 16.9 km opening TTT in 18:41. That's Canadian ITT champion, Svein Tuft, in the white and red kit.		share this photo
Team GreenEDGE looking very tight on the way to their first win in Europe		share this photo
The finish with GreenEDGE crossing in 18:41 as the clock says		share this photo
RadioShack-Nissan was 2nd + 17s		share this photo
and there goes RadioShack-Nissan		share this photo
Garmin-Barracuda was just fractions of a second behind RadioShack-Nissan for 3rd		share this photo
Team Sky, with Mark Cavendish in the middle, looking a littled ragged. They were expected to do better than 4th + 23s.		share this photo
Astana was 5th + 30s		share this photo
Saxo Bank was 6th + 38s		share this photo
The RAI moto closely following the top Italian team on the day, Acqua & Sapone, led by their captain, Stefano Garzelli. They finished 7th + 39s, just 1s back of Sank Bank.		share this photo
With TTers like Marco Pinotti and Cadel Evans, more was expected from BMC today. But, Belgian National ITT Champion Philippe Gilbert (right) was dropped.		share this photo
For now BMC is intact, but they lost two riders including Philippe Gilbert and wound up a disappointing 17th out of 22 teams + 58s. Not a good start for Cadel Evans' title defense bid.		share this photo
Stage 1 winners, GreenEDGE with Stuart O'Grady popping the cork		share this photo
Matt Goss in blue as the first race leader		share this photo
“We said right from the start that Tirreno-Adriatico was one of the team’s first big goals and one of my first big goals. It’s a perfect start. It’s incredible to win our first team time trial together,” Matt Goss said during the winner’s press conference. “My form is pretty similar to last year. At Milan-Sanremo I was at the end of a peak of form. This year I hope to be in slightly better form. However winning now is important for my moral and the moral of the team.”		share this photo
Tirreno-Adriatico Photos; Stage 1: San Vincenzo → Donoratico, 16.9 km (TTT)
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