2015 Santos Tour Down Under Pre-Race Photos

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All photos are from Sirotti.

Coach Fabio Baldato with Peter Stetina and another BMC rider.

Michael Schar heads off on a training ride.

The BMC van is all decaled and ready for the races.

Marcel Kittel gets ready to train.

Former pro Addy Engels is now a sports director for Giant-Shimano. Here he gives the day's instructions to the team.

Simon Geschke chooses his weapon.

Christophe Riblon

Domenico Pozzovivo gets last minute instructions from team manager Laurent Biondi.

Trek rider Giacomo Nizzolo

Eugenio Alafaci

A hirsute Thomas de Gendt is ready to train.

IAM rider Martin Elmiger makes sure his bike is correctly set up.

Elmiger clearly believes you can't be too careful.

Australian road champ Heinrich Haussler.

Katusha pro Tiago Machado

Giampaolo Caruso

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