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Orica Green-Edge team members spray each other with sparkling wine after winning the first stage of the Giro d'Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Friday May 9, 2014. Canadian Svein Tuft powered Orica Green-Edge to victory in the team time trial in Belfast in the opening stage of the Giro d'Italia on Friday, taking the overall leader's pink jersey on his 37th birthday. Orica, which was the overwhelming stage favorite, clocked a time of 24 minutes, 42 seconds along the 21.7-kilometer (13.5-mile) course, which was lined by more than 140,000 fans. The Australian team benefited from starting second and avoiding most of the rain that fell later. Omega Pharma-QuickStep finished second, five seconds behind Orica, beating third-place BMC by just two seconds. (AP Photo/Gian Mattia D'Alberto)