
Andy Schleck is calm and cool two days before the start in Rotterdam

Schleck conducts an interview with Spanish tv

Just sitting on the table outside the team bus, Cancellara’s prologue winning bouquet

Before an unfortunate crash put him out of the Tour, Frank Schleck talks to Roger about his back-up bike

Frank makes sure his seat stay number plate is secure

As team Director and ’96 Tour winner Bjarne Riis rolled around the parking lot someone yelled, “comeback.” Riis quickly retorted with, “no, just checking the engine,” referring to ridiculous suspicions that Cancellara raced with an internal frame motor at Paris Roubaix. He got some good laughs.

SRAM and Saxo Bank staff toast Cancellara’s Yellow Jersey. I heard the French Champagne was very good.

As unified a team as you will ever see, compliments of Riis and his riders, Saxo Bank riders even walk in the same direction.

You get the impression that these guys are good friends on and off the bike

I never get tired of seeing this, Cancellara’s Yellow Specialized being built with SRAM’s Limited Tour Edition groupset