A fine place for the Giro presentation
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La Fenice hosted in Venice
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The theatre was ready
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Ready for the show
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The theatre provided a stunning stage
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Expectations were high
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Basso and the Giro are inextricably linked
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Stunning views
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A grand sight
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The whole gang was hanging out in Venice
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Ivan Basso looking happy
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Four winners of Italy's Grand Tour
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Civility amongst sprinters
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'Tutto il rosa della vita'...
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Former teammates Giovanni Visconti (l) and Paolo Bettini
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Gilberto Simoni must have seen
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And Il Giribecco must be happy
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Three amigos (sorry, we had to...)
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'OK, my cheeks are sore from smiling...'
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Ivan Basso (l) and Venice mayor Massimo Cacciari
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Cervélo's Gerard Vroomen, l,
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Paolo Bettini
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Lance Armstrong
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USA's Lance Armstrong
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The Giro d'Italia
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Franco Pellizotti
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Former Giro winner Franco Chioccioli
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Winner of the 2007 Giro, Danilo Di Luca.
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Giovanni Visconti
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Paolo Bettini
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Tuscans Paolo Bettini and Daniele Bennati
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The canals of Venice.
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Venice's Ponte di Rialto
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Venice's waterways
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The classic gondola
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Ponte di Rialto
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A canal leading into Venice's centre.
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'OK Gibo, I'll take this stage, you can have that other one...'
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Il Giribecco is the Giro's mascot
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And this is what they're competing for...
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Venice turned on regal treatment
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Four former Giro winners
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The golden boy of Italian cycling, Ivan Basso
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High waters
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Boots were required
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Visitors visit Piazza San Marco
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High waters flooded Venice's Piazza San Marco.
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