Men's TT |
Ouch - rips and grazes |
In the tuck |
International Fans |
Up the final straight |
In the hot box waiting |
Even had Chaperones |
Team Managers |
Just after the TT Start |
Astana or Khazakstan ? |
Only the Italians design this way |
The Irishman |
Kieran & Regina |
Tissues up the nose for the warm up |
Close up of those roof brackets |
Countdown |
Mick Rogers |
7% finish line - tough |
Zabriskie |
Straight at me |
Another one |
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Bit close for comfort |
Michael Rogers |
Koos Moerenhout |
David Zabriskie |
David Millar |
Tony Martin |
Richie Porte |
Fabian Cancellera - Gold coloured everthing |
Luis Leon Sanchez |
Zabriskie |
Gustav Larsson |
Tony Martin |
Richie Porte |
Fabian I |
Fabian II |
Fabian III |
Ready for the Start of the U23 Men's Race |
Scott Sunderland |
Encroaching barriers - note the friendly aussie push |
All sorts of promotional activities |
Cool photog harness for use when riding |
Leaning into the Mapei Corner at speed |
an an Aussie |
and another one |
Leading the charge |
Dave Mac working up a sweat |
Leading the way |
Team Intros at the Sign In |
Croatians before the sign in |
Do I really have to race ? |
Didn't know Zabriskie had the weird haircut |
Rolling up to the sign in |
Third member of Croatian team |
The lone Chilean |
Saffers |
Third member |
Look closely - Thor shaking hands with Cav |
Three team members incl Cav |
Aussies rollup |
Gerro always smiling |
Stuey |
Leaving the sign in |
Caught you looking !! |
The Germans all lined up |
Kiwis |
Damned new shirt tag |
Reading the gel bar contents |
Fueling |
Neil Stephens |
Milling about |
Trim Cadel |
Cadel |
Mick Rogers joking with the crowd |
The gauntlet to the start line |
Ukranian hanging on up the big hill |
22% gradient |
Bunch hits the hill for the first time |
More of the bunch |
Our viewing house for the day |
Manictured gardens |
Sprinting after cresting the hill |
Note the thickness of Greipel's legs - Power |
Thor Hushovd taking off |
Spaniards |
Straight at me |
Feed Zone - note the long serpentine of riders |
At the feed zone |
Grabbing the feed bag |
More of cresting the hill |
Doing it tough |
3 cameras and a laptop whilst the race is on |
View from the house to the course |
Big crowds on the steep hill |
The viewing platform for our use on the big hill |
Gilbert having a go |
A fighting Cadel |
Oh the pain |
and more pain |
Spartacus |
The trojan Stuey |
and again |
Gilbert attacking |
Chasing |
Cadel digging deep |
Ouch !! |