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Thursday, May 8, 2014: The teams presentation ceremony was held at Belfast City Hall. The weather has been dicey with some showers before the ceremony and a strong possibility of rain during Friday's first stage, the team time trial.

The tifosi outside Belfast City Hall

Pink balloons

Giro race director Mauiro Vegni

Inside, the Giro's "Trophy without End"

The Maglia Rosa

Lotto-Belisol

BMC

Cadel Evans

Colombia

Colombian champion Miguel Angel Rubiano

Europcar

Pierre Rolland

Giant-Shimano

Marcel Kittel

Tinkoff-Saxo

Nicolas Roche

Cannondale

Ivan Basso

Garmin-Sharp

Daniel Martin

Katusha

Joaquin Rodriguez

Team Sky

Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo

Androni Giocattoli

Franco Pellizotti

Belkin

Trek Factory Racing

Orica-GreenEdge

Italian champion Ivan Santaromita rides for Orica-Greenedge

Bardiani-CSF

Ag2r walks the pink carpet.

Lampre-Merida

Damiano Cunego

FDJ

Nacer Bouhanni

Astana

Michele Scarponi

Movistar

Nairo Quitana

Omega Pharma-Quick Step