Giro d'Italia (2014) Photos; Stage 0: Pre-Race/ Race Presentation
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Belfast is getting ready		share this photo
The Belfast start is known as Big Start 2014		share this photo
Belfast Titanic Quarter on the Belfast waterfront, site of the 2014 Giro d'Italia pre-race press conference		share this photo
Cadel Evans (Bmc) and race director Mauro Vegni		share this photo
The GC contenders hit the stage first: Nicolas Roche (Tinkoff - Saxo), Michele Scarponi (Astana), Nairo Quintana (Movistar), Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha), Rigoberto Uran (Omega Pharma - Quick Step), Cadel Evans (Bmc)		share this photo
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) tells Rigoberto Uran (Omega Pharma - Quick Step) to check out steephill.tv for the latest Giro updates		share this photo
Michele Scarponi (Astana): “Astana comes to the Giro with a team that hopes to be competitive on all fronts. I’m the captain, but there’s also Fabio Aru, who is very talented and will one day be a rider who can do well in Grand Tours. He won’t just be a support rider: he’ll have chances to ride for himself too.”		share this photo
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha): “There are only 6 riders here because the table is too small for all the others. There are stages for everyone, and I think it will be a very open, very entertaining race, of a very high sporting standard.”		share this photo
Cadel Evans (Bmc): “This is my first time in Northern Ireland, and it’s going to be every interesting. The wind is going to be a factor, making these days when we GC contenders must try not to lose time, rather than thinking about gaining time.”		share this photo
Nicolas Roche (Tinkoff - Saxo): “I’ve been looking forward to this moment for many months. I’m super-excited to be here, and to get going after such a long wait. There’s no great advantage in being the homeboy, but I’m sure it’s going to be a great event starting tomorrow with presentations.”		share this photo
Rigoberto Uran (Omega Pharma - Quick Step): “The Irish stages will be very important to the overall outcome: they are complicated , windy and cold and it is consistency that wins Grand Tours.”		share this photo
Nairo Quintana (Movistar): “For the first time ever, there are two Colombians here as favourites, which is a cause of national celebration. But I think everyone sitting here has almost equal conditions to win the Giro. The race will put us all in our place.”		share this photo
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha). Don't ask about my time-trialing.		share this photo
Nairo and Joaquin		share this photo
Photo-Op with GC contenders: Nicolas Roche (Tinkoff - Saxo), Cadel Evans (Bmc), Rigoberto Uran (Omega Pharma - Quick Step), Michele Scarponi (Astana), Nairo Quintana (Movistar), Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) on the Belfast Waterfront		share this photo
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Sprinters/ Stage hunters press conference		share this photo
Moreno Moser (Cannondale), who seems to have been asleep most of the season thus far: “There’s a lot of interest in me, because it’s 30 years since my uncle [Francesco Moser] won the Giro d’Italia. Honestly, I’m not even thinking about it. I’m happy to be at the start of the Giro d’Italia and I’ll play my cards as best I can.”		share this photo
Ben Swift (Team Sky): “I’ve only known I’ll be riding for about 2 weeks, but I’m coming off the back of some decent form, so it’s a good opportunity to use this form and see what we can come up with.”		share this photo
Marcel Kittel (Giant - Shimano): “There’s a lot of interest in me, because it’s 30 years since my uncle [Francesco Moser] won the Giro d’Italia. Honestly, I’m not even thinking about it. I’m happy to be at the start of the Giro d’Italia and I’ll play my cards as best I can.”		share this photo
Daniel Martin (Garmin - Sharp): This is big goal of my season and I’m here to do the best possible. I’ll take it day by day before I know whether I’m riding for the General Classification or for stage wins.”		share this photo
Diego Ulissi (Lampre - Merida): “Everyone knows who the favourites are. The team captains are Cunego and Niemiec for the General Classification. My goal is to win at least a stage.”		share this photo
Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ.fr): “To win the sprints, you need a good team to keep you at the front in the crucial moments. I’ve yet to win a Grand Tour stage, and I hope that this will be the opportunity.”		share this photo
Stage hunters photo-op: Daniel Martin (Garmin - Sharp), Diego Ulissi (Lampre - Merida), Ben Swift (Team Sky), Moreno Moser (Cannondale), Marcel Kittel (Giant - Shimano), Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ.fr)		share this photo
Giro d'Italia (2014) Photos; Stage 0: Pre-Race/ Race Presentation
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