Riders arrive for the Tour Down Under - Gallery

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Richie Porte (BMC)

Richie Porte (BMC) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Australian national champion Jack Bobridge heads out for a ride

Australia🅰n national champion Jack Bobridge ♛heads out for a ride (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)
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Jack Bobridge in his green and gold national jesey

Jac𒈔k Bobridge in his gree💙n and gold national jesey (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)
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Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge)

Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Richie Porte (BMC)

Richie Porte (BMC) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Richie Porte (BMC)

Richie Porte (BMC) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Rohan Dennis (BMC Racing) with race director Mike Turtur

Rohan Dennis (BMC 𒊎Racing) with r🍸ace director Mike Turtur (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Rohan Dennis (BMC)

Rohan Dennis (BMC) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Richie Porte (BMC)

Richie Porte (BMC) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Rohan Dennis and Richie Porte

Rohan Dennis and Richie Porte (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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BMC gets ready for Tour Down Under

BMC gets ready for Tour Down Under (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Real BMC riders and their photographic counterparts

Real BMC riders and their photographic c🌠ounterparts (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Rein Taaramae (Katusha)

Rein Taaramae (Katusha) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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The Etixx-Quickstep team for Tour Down Under

The Etixx-Quickstep team for Tour Down Under (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Martin Velits (Etixx-Quickstep)

Martin Velits (Etixx-Quickstep) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Etixx-Quickstep)

Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Etixx-Quickstep) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Czech champion Petr Vakoc (Etixx-Quickstep)

Czech champion Petr Vakoc (Etixx-Quickstep) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Davide Martinelli (Etixx-Quickstep)

Davide Martinelli (Etixx-Quickstep) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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The Cannondale team gets ready to ride

The Cannondale team gets ready to ride (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Cyril Gautier and his AG2R La Mondiale teammates

Cyril Gautier and his AG2R La Mondiale teammates (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Tiago Machado (Katusha)

Tiago Machado (Katusha) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Swiss champion Danilo Wyss with BMC director Allan Pieper

Swiss💃 ch🐬ampion Danilo Wyss with BMC director Allan Pieper (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Nathan Haas models the Dimension Data kit

Nathan Haas models the Dimension Data kit (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Team🔜s have been gathering in and around Adelaide, Australia, for more than a week now to prepare for the start of the Santos Tour Down Under, the 💃first WorldTour race of 2016.