Former World champion Cadel Evans with his BMC teammates (Image credit: Sirotti)
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The BMC team for the 2014 Tour Down Under (Image credit: Sirotti)
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Frank Schleck (Trek Factory Racing) (Image credit: Sirotti)
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Fabio Baldato and the BMC team (Image credit: Sirotti)
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Team Tinkoff-Saxo (Image credit: Sirotti)
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Jose Joaquin Rojas will be hoping to win his first stage at the race (Image credit: Sirotti)
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Team Movistar head into the race as the number one ranked team on the planet (Image credit: Sirotti)
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The 2014 Tour Down Under starts in just a few days (Image credit: Sirotti)
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Team BMC tuck into lunch after their training ride (Image credit: Sirotti)
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Giovanni Visconti on his new Canyon bike (Image credit: Sirotti)
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Thomas Voeckler before he crashed out with a broken collar bone (Image credit: Sirotti)
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Japan road champion Yukiya Arashiro (Image credit: Sirotti)
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Yukiya Arashiro prepares for training (Image credit: Sirotti)
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Andre Greipel has won 14 stages at the Tour Down Under (Image credit: Sirotti)
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All eyes will be on Lotto for the sprint stages with Greipel expected to lead the charge (Image credit: Sirotti)
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Andre Greipel and his Lotto teammates (Image credit: Sirotti)
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Former Tour de France winner Cadel Evans (Image credit: Sirotti)
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.
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