Sitting on plastic picnic chairs around their team van at Goolwa yesterday afternoon, the six Columbia-HTC riders who supported Andre Greipel to yet another stage victory were visibly chuffed.

Peeling off various parts of their yellow, black and white uniforms to towel down their grimy limbs they re-lived the ride that was.

''How good does it feel when you're rolling like that?'' one team member asked another.

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