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The peleton1177 viewsThe main field splitting around the traffic circle just north of Bellinzona. The local police and the Swiss Army had blocked traffic at least 30 minutes earlier. Being on a motorcycle we could go to the front.
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552 viewsThe guy on the bike got separated from the peleton when they went around the circle, so he had to loop back and jump back in.
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610 viewsOur GS at the motel, with Euskaltel bus in back.
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Euskaltel499 viewsThe Euskaltel team
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Euskaltel510 viewsThe Euskaltel team at the north end of the motel
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526 viewsRoland (the owner's) PD down by the garage. We used this one day going into Italy because the rear shock was better.
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678 viewsMeanwhile I was pulling the transmission out of Roland's other GS. It had been out of commission for a year with a broken shifter spring.
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531 viewsThe front row of rooms all had garages under them; we were moved to one of these after the teams left.
Saxo Bank (the winning team!) was down at the south end. http://www.tds.ch
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496 viewsHave washer and dryer, will travel
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579 viewsSaxo Bank team making everything shiny for the public. It was a short day; they didn't leave until late morning.
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527 viewsThe truck probably had 15 or 20 bikes in it, in addition to those carried on the cars, plus the workshop, portable stands, and the rest of the equipment.
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499 viewsMore Saxo Bank
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522 viewsImagine the insurance claim if you rolled one of these. I think one car had six bikes and one had seven.
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Passo San Pietro508 views
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Passo San Marco478 views
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Goats, descending from the San Marco into Morbegno451 views
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