Giro d'Italia's picturesque opening team time trial stage in photos

Orica-GreenEdge claims 2015 Giro d'Italia opening team time trial stage on a picturesque coastal route to San Remo. Photos by Graham Watson

Team Sky on stage one of the 2015 Tour of Italy

(Image credit: Watson)

Orica-GreenEdge repeated last year's win in the opening team time trial of the Giro d'Italia on Sunday, blitzing the 17.6-kilometre seaside course under sunny skies to put Simon Gerrans in the race lead.

It's some consolation for Gerrans after a season blighted by injury, and the elated Australian stood on the podium with his children whilst donning the coveted maglia rosa.

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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.