Tirreno-Adriatico gallery: Scarponi’s hometown prepares for the race
- By VeloNews.com
- Published Mar. 14, 2011
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2011 Tirreno-Adriatico, stage 6: Waiting for Michele
Filottrano, Italy is the home town of Michele Scarponi. Photo: Brad Kaminski
On Monday morning, VeloNews photo director Brad Kaminski and reporter Brian Holcombe drove through Filottrano, Italy, Michele Scarponi’s hometown. Residents and fans were getting ready to cheer on Scarponi as the Tirreno-Adriatico peloton passed through later in the day. Kaminski took a few shots of the preparations before speeding on to the race finish.
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2011 Tirreno-Adriatico, stage 6: Waiting for Michele
A course worker sweeps the street before the start of stage 6. Photo: Brad Kaminski
On Monday morning, VeloNews photo director Brad Kaminski and reporter Brian Holcombe drove through Filottrano, Italy, Michele Scarponi’s hometown. Residents and fans were getting ready to cheer on Scarponi as the Tirreno-Adriatico peloton passed through later in the day. Kaminski took a few shots of the preparations before speeding on to the race finish.
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2011 Tirreno-Adriatico, stage 6: Waiting for Michele
Vamos! Michele Vamos! Photo: Brad Kaminski
On Monday morning, VeloNews photo director Brad Kaminski and reporter Brian Holcombe drove through Filottrano, Italy, Michele Scarponi’s hometown. Residents and fans were getting ready to cheer on Scarponi as the Tirreno-Adriatico peloton passed through later in the day. Kaminski took a few shots of the preparations before speeding on to the race finish.
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2011 Tirreno-Adriatico, stage 6: Waiting for Michele
A Scarponi Fan Club sign, just ouside his home town of Filottrano, Italy. Photo: Brad Kaminski
On Monday morning, VeloNews photo director Brad Kaminski and reporter Brian Holcombe drove through Filottrano, Italy, Michele Scarponi’s hometown. Residents and fans were getting ready to cheer on Scarponi as the Tirreno-Adriatico peloton passed through later in the day. Kaminski took a few shots of the preparations before speeding on to the race finish.
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2011 Tirreno-Adriatico, stage 6: Waiting for Michele
Scarponi posters were everywhere in Filottrano. Photo: Brad Kaminski
On Monday morning, VeloNews photo director Brad Kaminski and reporter Brian Holcombe drove through Filottrano, Italy, Michele Scarponi’s hometown. Residents and fans were getting ready to cheer on Scarponi as the Tirreno-Adriatico peloton passed through later in the day. Kaminski took a few shots of the preparations before speeding on to the race finish.
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2011 Tirreno-Adriatico, stage 6: Waiting for Michele
Some Scarponi fans hang a banner to show their support. Photo: Brad Kaminski
On Monday morning, VeloNews photo director Brad Kaminski and reporter Brian Holcombe drove through Filottrano, Italy, Michele Scarponi’s hometown. Residents and fans were getting ready to cheer on Scarponi as the Tirreno-Adriatico peloton passed through later in the day. Kaminski took a few shots of the preparations before speeding on to the race finish.
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2011 Tirreno-Adriatico, stage 6: Waiting for Michele
Scarponi fans. Photo: Brad Kaminski
On Monday morning, VeloNews photo director Brad Kaminski and reporter Brian Holcombe drove through Filottrano, Italy, Michele Scarponi’s hometown. Residents and fans were getting ready to cheer on Scarponi as the Tirreno-Adriatico peloton passed through later in the day. Kaminski took a few shots of the preparations before speeding on to the race finish.
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2011 Tirreno-Adriatico, stage 6: Waiting for Michele
Monday morning in Filottrano, Italy. Photo: Brad Kaminski
On Monday morning, VeloNews photo director Brad Kaminski and reporter Brian Holcombe drove through Filottrano, Italy, Michele Scarponi’s hometown. Residents and fans were getting ready to cheer on Scarponi as the Tirreno-Adriatico peloton passed through later in the day. Kaminski took a few shots of the preparations before speeding on to the race finish.
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2011 Tirreno-Adriatico, stage 6: Waiting for Michele
Another Scarponi poster at the newssand. Photo: Brad Kaminski
On Monday morning, VeloNews photo director Brad Kaminski and reporter Brian Holcombe drove through Filottrano, Italy, Michele Scarponi’s hometown. Residents and fans were getting ready to cheer on Scarponi as the Tirreno-Adriatico peloton passed through later in the day. Kaminski took a few shots of the preparations before speeding on to the race finish.
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2011 Tirreno-Adriatico, stage 6: Waiting for Michele
Only the national flag flies higher than Scarponi in Filottrano, Italy. Photo: Brad Kaminski
On Monday morning, VeloNews photo director Brad Kaminski and reporter Brian Holcombe drove through Filottrano, Italy, Michele Scarponi’s hometown. Residents and fans were getting ready to cheer on Scarponi as the Tirreno-Adriatico peloton passed through later in the day. Kaminski took a few shots of the preparations before speeding on to the race finish.
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2011 Tirreno-Adriatico, stage 6: Waiting for Michele
The race will go under this arch, just after the first of two sprints on stage 6 of Tirreno-Adriatico. Photo: Brad Kaminski
On Monday morning, VeloNews photo director Brad Kaminski and reporter Brian Holcombe drove through Filottrano, Italy, Michele Scarponi’s hometown. Residents and fans were getting ready to cheer on Scarponi as the Tirreno-Adriatico peloton passed through later in the day. Kaminski took a few shots of the preparations before speeding on to the race finish.
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2011 Tirreno-Adriatico, stage 6: Waiting for Michele
The local bike shop in Filottrano, Italy, is also a Motosports shop. Photo: Brad Kaminski
On Monday morning, VeloNews photo director Brad Kaminski and reporter Brian Holcombe drove through Filottrano, Italy, Michele Scarponi’s hometown. Residents and fans were getting ready to cheer on Scarponi as the Tirreno-Adriatico peloton passed through later in the day. Kaminski took a few shots of the preparations before speeding on to the race finish.
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2011 Tirreno-Adriatico, stage 6: Waiting for Michele
Outside the bike shop in Filottrano. Photo: Brad Kaminski
On Monday morning, VeloNews photo director Brad Kaminski and reporter Brian Holcombe drove through Filottrano, Italy, Michele Scarponi’s hometown. Residents and fans were getting ready to cheer on Scarponi as the Tirreno-Adriatico peloton passed through later in the day. Kaminski took a few shots of the preparations before speeding on to the race finish.
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2011 Tirreno-Adriatico, stage 6: Waiting for Michele
A Filottrano local shows his colors. Photo: Brad Kaminski
On Monday morning, VeloNews photo director Brad Kaminski and reporter Brian Holcombe drove through Filottrano, Italy, Michele Scarponi’s hometown. Residents and fans were getting ready to cheer on Scarponi as the Tirreno-Adriatico peloton passed through later in the day. Kaminski took a few shots of the preparations before speeding on to the race finish.
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2011 Tirreno-Adriatico, stage 6: Waiting for Michele
Another banner goes up in Filottrano. Photo: Brian Holcombe
On Monday morning, VeloNews photo director Brad Kaminski and reporter Brian Holcombe drove through Filottrano, Italy, Michele Scarponi’s hometown. Residents and fans were getting ready to cheer on Scarponi as the Tirreno-Adriatico peloton passed through later in the day. Kaminski took a few shots of the preparations before speeding on to the race finish.
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