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Cadel Evans is all smiles before the start in Belfast - he had a successful day in yesterday's TTT...
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Svein Tuft's bike is a Pink one today - but will the tough Canadian dare to use it..?
Sander Armee is leading the Giro's first escape away - and they're gaining time quickly..!
Michael Hepburn is already chasing for Orica-Green Edge, they have a seven-minute gap to shrink...
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No pink bike, and no Maglia Rosa visible for Tuft - but he has Pink glasses and a Pink helmet..!
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Michele Scarponi is having an early lunch in the pouring rain...
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Phillip Deignan knows about rain in Ireland - he's not far from his Donegal home...
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Maarten Tjallingii leads the escape towards the northern coast of Ireland, but the tailwind will soon become a headwind...
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The peloton races past Dunluce Castle on its way to the feed-zone...
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Danilo Hondo gets his bike ready for a wheel change in Bushmills - I bet he'd rather have a nice whiskey..!
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Garmin's Andre Cardoso is in a crash at the feed-zone, but luckily with no injuries...
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Gianpaolo Caruso is injured - and he's out of the race..!
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Cameron Meyer is doing the work for Green Edge now - and the hills are just starting..!
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Armee leads the escape onto the first categorised climb of this Giro - but their lead is down to five-minutes...
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It's a very Irish sea-scene as the peloton hurtles after the escape...
Speed boats and helicopters track the Giro as it continues its way back to Belfast..
As it says, Carnlough welcomes the Giro, and they'd probably like it to come back again too..!
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Irish fans follow the Giro on horseback on a beach somewhere in Northern Ireland...
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Romero takes over at the front, and their lead is still hovering at around five-minutes...
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Hepburn is back at the front where his day started - but at least the gap is closing now...
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Tom Stamsnijder takes over the chasing for Giant-Shimano...
There's only one man in contention for victory in Belfast...
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Marcel Kittel wins stage two from Bouhanni and Nizzolo...
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Michael Matthews takes over the race-lead after finishing in eighth-place...
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