Giro d'Italia (2016) Photos; Stage 1: Apeldoorn → Apeldoorn, 9.8 km |
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| Riders started the Stage 1 TT from the velodrome in Apeldoorn, site of the 2011 Track World Championships | share this photo |
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| The exit from the velodrome | share this photo |
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| Tom DUMOULIN (GIANT - ALPECIN) was the favorite for the 9.8 km TT in his home country | share this photo |
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| Tom DUMOULIN (GIANT - ALPECIN) | share this photo |
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| Tom DUMOULIN (GIANT - ALPECIN) in the final meters before he won in a time of 11:03 by a split second over... | share this photo |
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| No one expected Primož ROGLIC (LOTTO NL - JUMBO) to do well including our photographer (this is a file photo). He was the intermediate leader and missed a big upset by a fraction of a second | share this photo |
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| 3rd Andrey AMADOR (MOVISTAR) + 6s | share this photo |
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| 4th Tobias LUDVIGSSON (GIANT - ALPECIN) + 8s eluded our photographer as well, but we found him on the podium as the best young rider. "I was really nervous in the hot seat waiting for the favourites to arrive. My time seemed to be a good one so I believed I was going to make the top three. I’m fourth and a bit disappointed but at the same time it’s the biggest result of my career so far and it’s a little bit unreal to be part of the team with the pink jersey through Tom [Dumoulin]. We’ll support him as much as we can" | share this photo |
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| 5th Marcel KITTEL (ETIXX - QUICK STEP) + 11s | share this photo |
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| 6th Moreno MOSER (CANNONDALE) + 12s | share this photo |
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| 7th Bob JUNGELS (ETIXX - QUICK STEP) + 13s | share this photo |
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| Fabian Cancellara (Trek Segafredo) | share this photo |
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| 8th Fabian CANCELLARA (TREK - SEGAFREDO) + 14s | share this photo |
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| Water please | share this photo |
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| He was sick in the lead up to the Giro and he didn't look too good post race: "destroyed... I did what I could" | share this photo |
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| 9th Matthias BRANDLE (IAM CYCLING) + 14s | share this photo |
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| Vincenzo NIBALI (ASTANA) | share this photo |
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| 17th Vincenzo NIBALI (ASTANA) + 19s | share this photo |
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| 23rd Alejandro VALVERDE (MOVISTAR) + 24s | share this photo |
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| Your Stage 1 winner, Tom DUMOULIN (GIANT - ALPECIN) relieved to pull out a narrow win | share this photo |
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| "It sounds like I’ve made a few people happy today, hearing all the people who were shouting my name after I won, but mostly I made myself happy. It’s a very emotional moment. It’s a crazy feeling. In cycling, plans usually don’t work. I really meant it when I said that it would be hard to win this time trial. I knew that Primoz Roğlic had set a good time. When I crossed the line, I thought I was three seconds ahead of him, but we were actually on the same time. I’ve felt frustrated on a few occasions this year with second places in time trials but luck was on my side this time. It doesn’t matter if I win by a hundredth of a second, one second or ten seconds. It’s an important step in my career. I didn’t grow up in a cycling environment but I’ve learned enough about the history of cycling to understand the meaning of the pink jersey. I hope I still have it when we arrive in Italy but it will be hard to keep it against the sprinters who will fight for time bonusses. However I’ll do my best to wear the pink jersey in this beautiful country. The weather forecast is good for the next two days and I believe a lot of people will be out on the road to cheer me on. It’s very special to be in this position in the Netherlands". | share this photo |
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| Local dutch boy in Pink too | share this photo |
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| First goal achieved | share this photo |
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| A royal reception every Dutch winner would like | share this photo |
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| Oh yeah, he won another jersey. The podium is always one-sided after an opening TT. | share this photo |
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| Normally they reuse these for the next TT or is this souvenir | share this photo |
Giro d'Italia (2016) Photos; Stage 1: Apeldoorn → Apeldoorn, 9.8 km |
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