Races Road Tuft in pink as Orica-GreenEdge wins Giro d'Italia opener By Daniel Benson published 9 May 2014 Omega Pharma, BMC close to Australian team Comments Image 1 of 102Cadel Evans was easy to spot in his red helmet(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Ivan Basso driving the pace for Cannondale (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Cannondale in a sea of pink(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Edvald Boasson Hagen drives the pace for Team Sky(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Team Sky were fifth today(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Wilco Kelderman on the front for Belkin(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Joaquim Rodríguez warming up(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Giant-Shimano leave the starthouse(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Belkin leave the starthouse(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Team Europcar(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Team Europcar with a touch of pink(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Svein Tuft (Orica-GreenEdge) celebrates his first time in a Grand Tour leader's jersey(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Katusha on the Belfast course(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The stage is set...(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)FDJ.fr in the opening Giro stage(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Colombia a bit ragged in the turn(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Garmin-Sharp came to grief in the Giro d'Italia TTT(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Garmin-Sharp came to grief in the Giro d'Italia TTT(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Garmin-Sharp came to grief in the Giro d'Italia TTT(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Garmin-Sharp came to grief in the Giro d'Italia TTT(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Orica-GreenEdge celebrates their TTT win in the Giro d'Italia(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Daniel Martin sits stunned on the ground after crashing in the Giro d'Italia team time trial(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Orica-GreenEdge celebrates their TTT win in the Giro d'Italia(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)The Neri Sottoli team stood out in the grey weather in Belfast(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Movistar suffered in the sudden downpour, but kept it upright(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Colombia suffered in the TTT, losing a few riders on the way(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Astana sets out for the Giro d'Italia team time trial(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Omega Pharma-Quickstep was a close second in the Giro TTT(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Omega Pharma-Quickstep missed out on the stage by five seconds(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)BMC put in a strong ride despite wet conditions(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)BMC took third, but more importantly gave Cadel Evans an advantage on his rivals(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Anrdoni Giocattoli in action on stage 1 of the Giro d'Italia(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)AG2R La Mondiale coming apart a bit in the turn(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Team Europcar rode in the wet(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Belkin sticks together in the Giro d'Italia opening team time trial(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Team Orica GreenEdge in perfect formation.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Lots of fans came out to cheer(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Team Orica GreenEdge en route to winning stage 1(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Team Orica GreenEdge(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Team Omega Pharma QuickStep(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The crowds watch the big screen to find out what's up with the injured Dan Martin(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Orica GreenEdge started off its Giro on a positive note with a stage win(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Team Orica GreenEdge on the podium(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Team Orica GreenEdge celebrates the stage win(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Omega Pharma Quick Step finishes up(Image credit: Bettini Photo)A colorful looking Orica GreenEdge(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Movistar finishes its time trial(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Tinkoff-Saxo finishes up(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Team Sky at the end of its time trial(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Team Belkin wraps up(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Luke Durbridge in white(Image credit: Bettini Photo)An injured Garmin-Sharp rider finishes up the time trial(Image credit: Bettini Photo)The Neri Sottoli team in action(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Cannondale finishes up(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Orica GreenEdge on the podium(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Svein Tuft opens the champagne(Image credit: Bettini Photo)The Giro visits Belfast(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Team Katusha wraps up(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Svein Tuft on the podium(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Team Tinkoff-Saxo crosses the line(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Team time trial winners Orica-GreenEdge(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Orica-GreenEdge wins the Giro opener(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Svein Tuft on the podium(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Astana riders during the team time trial(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Lampre-Merida rounds an unusual corner(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Team Sky on the streets of Belfast(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Movistar in wet conditions(Image credit: Bettini Photo)The Movistar team time trials(Image credit: Bettini Photo)The Bardiani-CSF team(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Movistar in action(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Tinkoff-Saxo in action(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Tinkoff-Saxo starts off their Giro(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Svein Tuft on the podium(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Svein Tuft(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Svein Tuft opens the champagne(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Giant-Shimano time trials(Image credit: Bettini Photo)The first Giro d'Italia leader Svein Tuft(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Androni Giocattoli riders time trial(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
