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Photo Essay: Shooting with Team Sky in Mallorca

Recently, I spent some time with Team Sky during their annual Mallorca training camp. I’ve concluded that it’s in no way different from my annual training camps. On second thought, other than the massages, hotel, mechanics, personal chef, shiny Pinarello Dogma F10, roving press core, and coffee whenever I want it, my training camp is exactly the same. I ride in the same snow (yes, sunny Mallorca indeed) and wear the same Castelli aero bibs and jerseys as they do. — Alas this was not to be a cycling trip but more of a reportage look at what makes Team Sky tick. I had the help of my Leica cameras, including the new bells and whistles Leica SL. Normally, when doing my photo essays, I choose to ride and take pictures of riders with a Leica camera dangling from my neck. This I find to be a great skill training exercise, and fine when you’re just out with a group of Cat 5’s. However, Team Sky are not Cat 5 riders so I opted to ride in the fast Ford car with Team Sky DS Gabba (think the jacket) and mechanic Filip. For this journey, we opted for 60’s hits to keep us ...

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Garmin-Sharp at the training camp in Mallorca

Team Garmin-Sharp is at training camp this week in beautiful Mallorca, Spain. We have added daily photo galleries to the team’s website, as well as posting regular updates to keep you informed. If you’re following along on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram, use the #rideargyle hashtag for immediate updates from our riders and staff. Love the @cervelo R5 How many coffees do the riders have on an easy day? Dan Martin has a new toy to help pass the hours on the bike… thinking of Liège How the pros keep their cell phones dry on the ride… Phil Gaimon showing off the mid weight Garmin wool socks, perfect for an overcast day. Ryder rocking the Prima Glove in Mallorca. “I don’t really need it today because it’s not that cold, but I just like the feel.” Caleb Fairly showing how to dress for mixed conditions: The Gabba over an Iride base layer, paired up with the BodyPaint short. Heading out towards Alcudia and the mountains. Heading out with the Dan Martin group for training. Looks like some good riding! The riders are out for some long hours in the saddle today!  

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