The riders and teams taking part in the 2015 Giro d'Italia were officially presented to spectators on Friday afternoon in San Remo ahead of the race's opening stage on Saturday.
All 22 teams walked up the pink carpet and onto the stage in front of a sizeable audience of fans. It was a relatively informal affair, with the riders stopping off for photographs and to sign autographs for fans.
On Saturday, the teams will tackle a team time trial along the coast, starting in San Lorenzo al Mare and finishing 17.6km later in San Remo. Much of the route is run on a bike path, built on the route of an old railway. The narrow stretch of tarmac will present a unique challenge for the riders.
The race concludes in Milan on Sunday, May 31.
Riders from Team Sky stop to sign autographs
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BMC climb the steps outside the casino
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Riders climb a pink, rather than red, carpet to celebrate the race's famous maglia rosa of race leader
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Alberto Contador's Tinkoff-Saxo squad will be looking to help their team leader to another Grand Tour victory
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Team Sky principal Dave Brailsford before the 2015 Tour of Italy
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Team Sky
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Trek Factory Racing
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Astana
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Tinkoff-Saxo
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Ag2r
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Cannondale-Garmin
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Orica-GreenEdge
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IAM Cycling
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Nigel Wynn worked as associate editor on CyclingWeekly.com, he worked almost single-handedly on the Cycling Weekly website in its early days. His passion for cycling, his writing and his creativity, as well as his hard work and dedication, were the original driving force behind the website’s success. Without him, CyclingWeekly.com would certainly not exist on the size and scale that it enjoys today. Nigel sadly passed away, following a brave battle with a cancer-related illness, in 2018. He was a highly valued colleague, and more importantly, an exceptional person to work with - his presence is sorely missed.
