Gallery: Teams preview Giro d'Italia team time trial course

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Tinkoff-Saxo out on course (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Ivan Basso and Alberto Contador (Image credit: Tinkoff-Saxo)

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Etixx-QuickStep are out on course (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

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Diego Ulissi (Lampre - Merida) (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

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Charly Wegelius directs Cannondale - Garmin ahead of the team time trial course preview (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

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All sorts of cyclists were out to see the team time trial course today (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

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Trek Factory Racing preview the team time trial course (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

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Nippo - Vini Fantini (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

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Roman Kreuziger (Tinkoff - Saxo) (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

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Team Katusha get ready to preview the team time trial course (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

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Davide Malacarne (Astana) (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

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Teams ride through the tunnels along the narrow course (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

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Astana out training on the team time trial course (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

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Rigoberto Uran and his Etixx-QuickStep team ride the team time trial course (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

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Nippo - Vini Fantini pre-ride the team time trial course (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

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Giro d'Italia pink bikes (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

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CCC Sprandi Polkowice out on course (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

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The Ligurian coast in Italy (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

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One of the many tunnels along route with artistic graffiti (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

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San Remo fountain water turned pink (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

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Lampre-Merida recon the team time trial course (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

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The Giro d'Italia team time trial hugs the Ligurian coast (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

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Davide Formolo (Cannondale-Garmin (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

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Cannondale-Garmin out on course (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

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The spectacular Ligurian coast of Italy (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

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Movistar preview the team time trial course in San Remo (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

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Nippo - Vini Fantini get ready to look at the course (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

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Movistar (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

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Cannondale-Garmin get ready to recon the team time trial course (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

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Trek Factory Racing training in Mallorca (Image credit: Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)

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Alberto Contador (Tinkoff - Saxo) gets ready to head out onto the team time trial course (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Alberto Contador (Tinkoff - Saxo) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Tinkoff - Saxo get ready to preview the team time trial course (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Alberto Contador (Tinkoff - Saxo) looks happy and relaxed ahead of team time trial recon (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Tinkoff-Saxo discuss the team time trial course in San Lorenzo al Mare (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Matteo Tosatto (Tinkoff - Saxo) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Christopher Juul Jensen (Tinkoff - Saxo) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Michael Rogers (Tinkoff-Saxo) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) prepares to ride the team time trial course (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Tinkoff-Saxo preview the Giro d'Italia course (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Tinkoff-Saxo preparing to start the day of training on the team time trial course (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Alberto Contador (Tinkoff - Saxo) in his aero helmet (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Tinkoff-Saxo team huddle before previewing the Giro d'Italia team time trial course (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Luca Chirico (Bardiani - CSF) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Manuele Boaro (Tinkoff - Saxo) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Alberto Contador (Tinkoff - Saxo) is about to preview the Giro d'Italia team time trial course (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Alberto Contador is backed by an experienced team (Image credit: Tinkoff-Saxo)

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The team get some last-minute advice (Image credit: Tinkoff-Saxo)

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Ivan Basso, Michael Rogers and Christopher Juul-Jensen (Image credit: Tinkoff-Saxo)

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Thumbs up from Alberto Contador (Image credit: Tinkoff-Saxo)

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Tinkoff-Saxo get some training in on the road bikes (Image credit: Tinkoff-Saxo)

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Some last-minute adjustments (Image credit: Tinkoff-Saxo)

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Alberto Contador with former foe, now teammate, Ivan Basso (Image credit: Tinkoff-Saxo)

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Tinkoff-Saxo have brought in a late addition to the team (Image credit: Tinkoff-Saxo)

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Tinkoff-Saxo try out their team time trial formation (Image credit: Tinkoff-Saxo)

On the eve of the start of the 2015 Giro d'Italia, teams and riders were out previewing the narrow and twisty course of the opening team time trial to be held along the Ligurian coast of Italy. The 17.6km course will start in San Lorenzo al Mare and conclude in San Remo on Saturday.

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A few of the riders spotted on course included Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo), Rigoberto Urán (Etixx-QuickStep, Ryder Hesjedal (Cannondale-Garmin) and Damiano Cunego (Nippo-Vini Fantini).

Contador is one of the favourites to win the overall title and he no doubt pre-rode every inch of the team time trial course to build confidence ahead of the opening stage. Likewise, Urán, who took second place overall in the Italian Grand Tour over the last two editions will want to have a good start to this year's event.

Check out the photo gallery of team previewing the team time trial course on the even of the Giro d'Italia kick off.

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