Scarponi, Cunego and Petacchi lead the Italian squadra
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It's good to see Matthew Lloyd (Lampre - ISD) back in the pro peloton
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Matthew Lloyd (Lampre - ISD)
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Michele Scarponi and Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre - ISD)
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A lot is expected of Adriano Malori (Lampre - ISD)
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Adriano Malori (Lampre - ISD)
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Vitaly Kostyuk (Lampre - ISD)
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Still Italy's best sprinter? Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre - ISD)
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Vitaly Kostyuk (Lampre - ISD)
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Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre - ISD)
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Dmytro Krivstov (Lampre - ISD) shows off his guns
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Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre - ISD) always feels like he's carrying the team
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Marco Marzano (Lampre - ISD) likes the pictures
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Oleksandr Sheydynk (Lampre - ISD)
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Don't worry everyone's doing it: Dmytro Krivstov and Yuriy Krivstov
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Dmytro Krivstov and Yuriy Krivstov
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Davide Vigano (Lampre - ISD) has joined from Sky
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Roberto Damiani starts his first full season with the team
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The man, the legend, Danilo Hondo (Lampre - ISD)
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Oleksandr Kvachuk (Lampre - ISD)
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Daniele Righi (Lampre - ISD)
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Andrea Appiani and Carlo Saronni head up the team's media
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Bruno Vicini
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Simone Stortoni (Lampre - ISD)
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Dmytro Krivstov and Yuriy Krivstov
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Michele Scarponi (Lampre - ISD) will target the Giro d'Italia again
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Michele Scarponi (Lampre - ISD)
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre - ISD)
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Danilo Hondo (Lampre - ISD)
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Damiano Cunego (Lampre - ISD)
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Wilier supply the team's bikes
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Grega Bole (Lampre - ISD)
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Andrea Appiani is the team's press officer
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Michele Scarponi, Alessandro Petacchi and Damiano Cunego
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The 2012 Lampre - ISD team
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Damiano Cunego
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Michele Scarponi and Alessandro Petacchi
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Alessandro Petacchi and Danilo Hondo will team up in the sprints
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Demonstrating a position from the kama sutra
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Daniele Righi (Lampre - ISD)
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Michele Scarponi and Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre - ISD)
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Morris Possoni (Lampre - ISD) was signed from Team Sky
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Oleksandr Sheydynk
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Davide Vigano
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Alessandro Spezialetti
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Michele Scarponi (Lampre - ISD)
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Manuele Mori (Lampre - ISD)
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National champions Adriano Malori and Oleksandr Kvachuk (Lampre - ISD)
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Yuriy Krivstov (Lampre - ISD)
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Michele Scarponi (Lampre - ISD)
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Lampre-ISD's 28-man squad was unveiled at a presentation in San Vincenzo, Italy on Thursday. The Italian WorldTour team brought out their stalwarts, Michele Scarponi, Daniano Cunego and Alessandro Petacchi but also used the opportunity to push their Ukranian bloc, which now consists of five riders, Vitaliy Buts, Denys Kostyuk, Dmytro Krivtsov, Yuriy Krivtsov, Oleksandr Kvachuk and new signing Oleksandr Sheydyk.
However, when the team's European race programme begins this weekend, all eyes will be on the likes of Petacchi, Scarponi and Cunego, a three-pronged Italian attack on Grand Tours, one-day Classics and almost everything in between.
Last year the team won 26 races, an adequate return by any standards but with Scarponi awaiting the CAS ruling over Alberto Contador, their biggest victory could be decided in a court room. Scarponi finished a distant second to Contador in last year's Giro but may still be crowned champion if the Spaniard is handed a retrospective ban.
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