Former World champion Cadel Evans with his BMC teammates(Image credit: Sirotti)
The BMC team for the 2014 Tour Down Under(Image credit: Sirotti)
Frank Schleck (Trek Factory Racing)(Image credit: Sirotti)
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Fabio Baldato and the BMC team(Image credit: Sirotti)
Team Tinkoff-Saxo(Image credit: Sirotti)
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Jose Joaquin Rojas will be hoping to win his first stage at the race(Image credit: Sirotti)
Team Movistar head into the race as the number one ranked team on the planet(Image credit: Sirotti)
The 2014 Tour Down Under starts in just a few days(Image credit: Sirotti)
Team BMC tuck into lunch after their training ride(Image credit: Sirotti)
Giovanni Visconti on his new Canyon bike(Image credit: Sirotti)
Thomas Voeckler before he crashed out with a broken collar bone(Image credit: Sirotti)
Japan road champion Yukiya Arashiro(Image credit: Sirotti)
Yukiya Arashiro prepares for training(Image credit: Sirotti)
Andre Greipel has won 14 stages at the Tour Down Under(Image credit: Sirotti)
All eyes will be on Lotto for the sprint stages with Greipel expected to lead the charge(Image credit: Sirotti)
Andre Greipel and his Lotto teammates(Image credit: Sirotti)
Former Tour de France winner Cadel Evans(Image credit: Sirotti)
Scorching temperatures and a stellar line-up are set to make next week's Santos Tour Down Under one of the most hotly-anticipated openers to the road cycling season in recent years.
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