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Giro blog: Celebrity protocol is universal

Lance Armstrong and Mario Cipollini shake hands before the start of Stage 5 of the 2004 Tour de Georgia.

  • Lance Armstrong and Mario Cipollini shake hands before the start of Stage 5 of the 2004 Tour de Georgia.
  • Fellow Italian Danilo Di Luca (L) gets a handful of Mario Cipollini at the 2005 Giro d'Italia.
  • 1984 Olympic track cycling medalist Nelson Vails (R) gets Cipo's autograph before Stage 3 of the 2008 Tour of California.
  • California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger welcomes Mario Cipollini of Italy and riding for Rock Racing to the stage after he finished third in Stage 2 of the Amgen Tour of California on February 19, 2008 from Santa Rosa to Sacramento, California.
  • Lance Armstrong signs autographs before Stage 2 of the 2009 Giro d'Italia.

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Lance Armstrong and Mario Cipollini shake hands before the start of Stage 5 of the 2004 Tour de Georgia.

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