A beautiful morning in Sanremo to get the Giro kicked off.
Today's 17.6km team time trial began in San Lorenzo and much of the course was on a narrow bike path. Local cyclists and joggers made use of the bike path this morning ahead of the pros.
The finish area, abuzz with activity.
The course was eventually closed to pedestrians and teams had the opportunity to finally ride it from start to finish without having to worry about plowing into pedestrians.
Lotto Soudal had already ridden the course once, but must not have been satisfied with their effort. They doubled back and hoisted their bikes over spectators and a fence, only to be confronted by a confused police officer, who eventually let them have another crack at it.
Alan Marangoni and Davide Villella of Cannondale Garmin.
Nate Brown and Tom Danielson.
Ryder Hesjedal.
Jesus Herrada.
Once the caravan had passed, the race was ready to get started…