Garmin at the Giro: And then there were five

David Millar Garmin Slipstream 2009 Giro stage one TTT

Just five of the original nine riders remain in Garmin-Slipstream's Giro d'Italia squad. The American team has now lost the most riders out of the 22 teams in attendance.

The Garmin squad arrived in Venice on Saturday May 9 with high hopes of early success in this year's Giro. After winning the opening team time trial in last year's race and putting Christian Vande Velde in the pink jersey, the squad had hoped to at least repeat the feat.

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