Britain's Bradley Wiggins leads his Sky teammates as they ride during the first stage of the Tirreno Adriatico cycling race from Donoratico to San Vincenzo, Italy, Wednesday, March 12, 2014. British sprinter Mark Cavendish leads the Tirreno-Adriatico after his Omega Pharma-Quick Step team won a time trial to open the weeklong cycling race on Wednesday. Omega clocked 20 minutes over the 18.5-kilometer (11.5-mile) route from Donoratico to San Vincenzo. It was an identical start from last year, when Cavendish also took the lead with an Omega win. Alberto Contador's Tinkoff Saxo placed fourth, 24 seconds behind. Sky, with Bradley Wiggins and Richie Porte, was sixth, 27 seconds behind. (AP Photo/Fabio Ferrari, Lapresse)
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