The famous Igor Pugaci,
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Street scene in Izmir
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The author Joe Papp (L)
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The author Joe Papp warms up
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Kusadas, Turkey.
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Joe Papp poses
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Statue in Kusadasi.
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Leader's jersey presentation.
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The author Joe Papp zips up
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This was the road surface
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Would you like to race
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Team Whistle's mechanic Mauro Gambaro
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Team Whistle's Juan Torres (L)
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Turkish schoolchildren
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The author Joe Papp relaxes
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Stage 3 race hotel.
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Stage 3 sunset near Bodrum.
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Alfonso Falzarano
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The author before the start
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Antalya under threatening skies
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The author in Antalya
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Joe Papp (L), Gabriel Moureu (C)
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Antalya podium in the rain.
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Still-life before the start
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Team Whistle's mechanic
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Gabriel Moureu (L)
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Joe Papp strikes a pose
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Joe Papp (L) and Ukraine's Oleksandr Klymenko
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Final stage podium.
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Podium ceremony dancers.
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The author poses
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Hungry for fruit?
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How about bananas?
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Yes, we have no bananas today.
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Igor Pugaci (R)
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Pugaci strikes a pose
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Andrea Gurayev poses
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Team Whistle poses
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Pugaci drafts a local
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Juan Torres (L), Joe Papp (center)
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Pugaci (L) and Papp (R)
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The Pugaci Wink.
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Riding to the start
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One of the ancient towers in San Gimignano
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The author's friend from Pennsylvania, Ryan Mele,
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Ryan Mele,
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The author (L) poses with Andrea Tafi,
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Dreamy training rides in Tuscany
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Where did you ride today?
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Training with Lorenzo Bernucci (L)
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The run-down estate house
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Heading to dinner in Capalbio
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Things are looking up for the author
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Sunset over the Tuscan plains.
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Italian dessert,
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The author takes a self portrait
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