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Highroad had an exceptional Giro winning six stages including
the team time trial. I stopped by the team bus at the TT in Rome
to chat with some of the guys.   Michael Barry   Michael Barry
is quickly becoming a super-gregario or super-domestique, a
support rider who toils in anonymity to setup the win by a
teammate in this case, Mark Cavendish.   Bruce: What is your
role in setting up Mark's sprint wins?   Michael: First of all
we ride on the front from the start to make sure a breakaway of
five or more riders doesn't get away because a bigger group is
really hard to control. Five to ten riders is manageable. 
Groups bigger than that we chase down. Once a breakaway has gone
we set a tempo behind keeping it within reach.  That means we
can be riding at the front for a couple of hundred kilometers.
As close to the finish as possible we chase the breakaway down,
bring them back and lead Mark out.   During that time he stays
on the wheels and stays as fre