A record six British riders started this year's Giro d'Italia, and all six completed the race on Sunday in Milan.
Along the way, the British contingent chalked up stage wins, got in day-long breaks, excelled in the time trials and generally made their presence felt in the Italian grand tour. It's fair to say that none of them were there just to make up the numbers.
Mark Cavendish, David Millar, Bradley Wiggins, Geraint Thomas, Charly Wegelius and Steve Cummings, this page is for you - a celebration of your fantastic performances at this year's Giro.
All photos by Graham Watson, unless otherwise stated.
The six British riders in the 2008 Giro line up with the British Ambassador in Italy, left to right: Charly Wegelius, David Millar, ambassador, Mark Cavendish, Bradley Wiggins, Geraint Thomas and Steve Cummings
David Millar (centre of pack, in white) played a key role in his Slipstream squad's victory in the opening team time trial
David Millar (centre) lifts up team-mate Christian Vande Velde after their Slipstream squad won the opening team time trial stage
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David Millar heads the bunch during stage 2, with team-mate Christian Vande Velde in pink
Race leader Christian Vande Velde talks to Bradley Wiggins (r) at the start of stage 2
Mark Cavendish wins his first Giro stage, a sign of things to come... (stage 4). Photo by Luc Claessen/ISPA
Mark Cavendish celebrates his first Giro stage win in style (Stage 4)
Bradley Wiggins hugs High Road team-mate Mark Cavendish after Cav won stage 4
His face says it all: having spent all day on a break, David Millar's chain snapped one kilometre from the line just as Millar made a move (stage 5). The bike ended up over the barriers
Charly Wegelius at the front of the bunch, working for team-mate Franco Pellizotti
Bradley Wiggins at the team car on stage 9
An angry Mark Cavendish gets blocked in the sprint on stage 9
David Millar during the stage 10 time trial - the course was too lumpy to suit the TT specialist
David Millar took part in an early escape on stage 11
Geraint Thomas in action during a wet and hilly stage 11
Mark Cavendish almost cruises to his second win at the Giro and put his name in the history books as the first Brit to ever win two Giro stages
Sprint rivals Mark Cavendish and Daniele Bennati (r) gave the fans plenty of action on the flat stages
David Millar finds time for a joke with Christian Vande Velde on stage 13
Charly Wegelius is the perfect domestique - and is always there for his Liquigas team-mates
Sprint specialist Mark Cavendish was determined to finish the Giro, and that included completing the punishing stage 16 mountain time trial within the time cut
David Millar didn't particularly enjoy the stage 16 mountain time trial, later calling it 'a circus'
At home in the hills, Charly Wegelius was the top placed Brit on the stage 16 mountain time trial, coming 34th
Mark Cavendish gifts High Road team-mate Andre Greipel the win on stage 17, Cav comes in second
Mark Cavendish, David Millar, Geraint Thomas, Bradley Wiggins relax before stage 17
Steve Cummings survived the day-long break in the mountains to come fourth on stage 19
David Millar pounds his way up the final mountain stage (20)
Charly Wegelius on the Gavia (stage 20)
Three weeks of racing hadn't affected Steve Cummings' legs - he finished eighth on the stage, a stunning result
Geraint Thomas in the final TT - a few minutes later and the Welshman completed his second grand tour
Bradley Wiggins on his way to fourth place in the final TT to Milan (Stage 21)
David Millar in the final time trial (stage 21)
GIRO D'ITALIA 2008: FINAL WRAP-UP
Giro 2008: The final word on this year's race
GIRO D'ITALIA 2008: STAGE REPORTS
Stage 21 ITT: Contador seals win in final time trial
Stage 20: Contador sets up Giro victory
Stage 19: Contador hangs on to race lead
Stage 18: Voigt wins Giro d'Italia 'Worlds' stage in Varese
Stage 17: Cav gifts Greipel the stage
Stage 16: Pellizotti wins mountain time trial
Stage 15: Sella strikes again in the mountains
Stage 14: Sella wins first Giro mountains stage
Stage 13: Easy victory for super-fast Cavendish
Stage 12: Bennati gets photo finish verdict over Cavendish
Stage 11: Bertolini wins hilly stage
Stage 10: Bruseghin wins Giro d'Italia time trial
Stage nine: Cavendish misses out in sprint
Stage eight: Ricco wins again
Stage seven: Di Luca, Ricco and Contador gain time on rivals
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