"I'm better at this time than I was a year ago at the start of the Tour," he said after the training ride.

He said he enjoyed being recognised while on training rides.

On 26 November 1988, he died of a heart attack during a training ride with friends, ten days before his 24th birthday.

He died following a collision with a vehicle while on a training ride.

The team included Amy Gillett, who was killed by a car while on a training ride in Germany.

A rider that rides half a wheel in front of another on training rides and group rides.

On weekends, we had training rides of two or three hours.

Cipollini, 33, the star sprinter and team leader, hurt some ribs in a crash during a training ride two weeks ago.

He has tried rest, limited training rides and arthroscopic surgery, but nothing has stopped the pain.

Group rides, training rides, cycling events, and parties are organized and held daily.