Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) and Matt Goss (Orica-GreenEdge) at the pre-Giro press conference (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Who will lay claim to the 2013 Giro d'Italia? (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Giovanni Visconti (Movistar) speaks to the press (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Mark Cavendish and Matt Goss ham it up (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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French champion Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Darwin Atapuma (Colombia) will make his Grand Tour debut at this year's Giro d'Italia (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Cadel Evans (BMC) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Bradley Wiggins and Michele Scarponi at the pre-Giro press conference (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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2012 Giro d'Italia champion Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) hopes to defend his title (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Reigning Giro champion Ryder Hesjedal and current Tour champion Bradley Wiggins at the pre-Giro press conference in Naples (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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There's no mistaking the Giro d'Italia trophy (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Ryder Hesjedal arrives at the Castel dell'Ovo for the pre-Giro press conference in Naples (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Robert Gesink arrives at the Castel dell'Ovo for the pre-Giro press conference (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Vincenzo Nibali arrives at the Castel dell'Ovo for the pre-Giro press conference (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Carlos Betancur (AG2R La Mondiale), winner of the 2010 Baby Giro, is in good form prior to his second Giro d'Italia start (Image credit: Sirotti)
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Elia Viviani (Cannondale) seeks stage wins in the first Giro of his career (Image credit: Sirotti)
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Taylor Phinney (BMC) was a stage winner and maglia rosa wearer at last year's Giro (Image credit: Sirotti)
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Mark Cavendish and Matt Goss speak to the press in Naples (Image credit: Sirotti)
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Former teammates Mark Cavendish and Matt Goss share a laugh (Image credit: Sirotti)
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The Giro d'Italia trophy on display in Naples (Image credit: Sirotti)
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GC favourites Bradley Wiggins, Michele Scarponi and Robert Gesink at the pre-Giro press conference (Image credit: Sirotti)
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The striking Giro d'Italia trophy (Image credit: Sirotti)
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One of these riders is likely to win the 2013 Giro, but which one? L-R: Sammy Sanchez, Cadel Evans, Vincenzo Nibali, Ryder Hesjedal, Bradley Wiggins, Michele Scarponi and Robert Gesink (Image credit: Sirotti)
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Matt Goss (Orica-GreenEdge) at the pre-Giro press conference in Naples (Image credit: Sirotti)
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Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) at the pre-Giro press conference (Image credit: Sirotti)
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Matteo Rabottini (Vini Fantini-Selle Italia) won the mountains classification at the 2012 Giro (Image credit: Sirotti)
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Matt Goss (Orica-GreenEdge) has won two Giro stages thus far in his career (Image credit: Sirotti)
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Ji Cheng (Argos-Shimano) will make history as the first rider from China to contest the Giro d'Italia (Image credit: Sirotti)
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It's Giro d'Italia time! (Image credit: Sirotti)
As the start of the Giro d'Italia rapidly approaches on Saturday, the stars of the Giro d'Italia peloton gathered today in Naples for a pre-race press conference at the Castel dell'Ovo.
Defending champion Ryder Hesjedal along with fellow general classification contenders Bradley Wiggins, Vincenzo Nibali, Michele Scarponi, Sammy Sanchez, Robert Gesink and Cadel Evans appeared together on stage, all eager to add their name to the Giro trophy as 2013 champion.
The peloton's fast men such as Mark Cavendish, Matt Goss, Nacer Bouhanni and Elia Viviani fielded questions, too, as well as other likely candidates for Giro stage wins such as Taylor Phinney and Giovanni Visconti.
