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Mark Renshaw in his new Omega Pharma QuickStep kit
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Frank Schleck and Jens Voigt cool down after a training ride in the hot conditions
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Ice to be here: Omega riders cool down in the heat
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Yukiya Arashiro looks over his Colnago race bike
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Elia Viviani (Cannondale)
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Former pro rider Erik Dekker
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The Cannondale team will look to set up Elia Viviani in the sprints
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The Astana team ahead of their training ride
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Marcel Kittel (Giant Shimano)
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The Giant Shimano team will work for Kittel in their debut race
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Marcel Kittel models the new Giant-Shimano team kit
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Back in action: Frank Schleck returns from his supsension
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Mark Renshaw will race in Omega Pharma QuickStep kit for the first time
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Diego Ulissi (Lampre-Merida)
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Robert Gesink will lead the Belkin team at Tour Down Under
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Robert Gesink and a Belkin mechanic check over the rider's race bike
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Trek teammates Fabio Felline and Frank Schleck
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The Team Sky riders cool down after training
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Movistar come into the race as last year's number one team in the World
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Home favourite Richie Porte (Team Sky)
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Marcel Kittel (Giant Shimano)
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Former World champion Cadel Evans with his BMC teammates
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The BMC team for the 2014 Tour Down Under
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Frank Schleck (Trek Factory Racing)
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Fabio Baldato and the BMC team
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Team Tinkoff-Saxo
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Jose Joaquin Rojas will be hoping to win his first stage at the race
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Team Movistar head into the race as the number one ranked team on the planet
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The 2014 Tour Down Under starts in just a few days
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Team BMC tuck into lunch after their training ride
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Giovanni Visconti on his new Canyon bike
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Thomas Voeckler before he crashed out with a broken collar bone
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Japan road champion Yukiya Arashiro
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Yukiya Arashiro prepares for training
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Andre Greipel has won 14 stages at the Tour Down Under
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All eyes will be on Lotto for the sprint stages with Greipel expected to lead the charge
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Andre Greipel and his Lotto teammates
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Former Tour de France winner Cadel Evans
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Scorching temperatures and a stellar line-up are set to make next week's Santos Tour Down Under one of the most hotly-anticipated openers to the road cycling season in recent years.
