Last training ride before the Prologue

Monday February 18th, 2008 at 12:40 PM
Posted by: Lyne Lamoureux

The bikes are built, the training camps are a thing of the past, the sun was at the rendez-vous for the start of the 2008 Amgen Tour of California. The riders were happy to get the show on the road.


Team CSC and Bjarne Riis


Tom Boonen and his Quick Step teammates


High Road’s Kim Kirchen; Kelly Benefit Strategies/Medifast duo


French Teams Bouygues Telecom and Credit Agricole


Rock Racing’s Mario Cipollini and Fast Freddie Rodriguez


Saunier Duval-Scott team is happy to be here

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