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By Cycling News published 2 July 2013

Can Garmin-Sharp win and put Millar in yellow?

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Cavendish starts the party going by spraying David Millar with champagne(Image credit: Gerry McManus)

David Zabriskie leads the Garmin team to second in 2009(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Garmin-Sharp team manager Jonathan Vaughters has predicted a close team time trial in Nice, suggesting that even tiny errors could be decisive in making the time differences that decide the win.

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