Colliers Classic


With 10km to go Fumiyuki Beppu tried a knock-out


Behind him in the pack, there was a crash and Eisel went down


Oh no Hagen is down too which means that we are out of the sprint


Just 1km to go for Beppu and it seems that he will get the win today as the pack is more than 30 seconds behind


And he wins it. Important win for the Japanese


Results
1. Fumiyuki Beppu Skil - Shimano 3h50'11
2. André Schulze Team Volksbank s.t.
3. Eric Baumann Team Sparkasse s.t.
4. Tyler Farrar Garmin - Chipotle powered by H30 s.t.
5. Jacob Moe Rasmussen Team GLS s.t.
6. Matthew Goss Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
7. Kenny Dehaes Topsport Vlaanderen s.t.
8. George Hincapie Team Columbia s.t.
9. Michael Morkov Team GLS s.t.
10. Jochen Summer ELK Haus - Simplon s.t.

Tour de Romanide Stage 5


Marchante and Soler were the early leaders of the stage


But then Sella came and beat them all with a fantastic time


Rogers performance was amazing, peformance that will place him 13th overall at the end of the day


Sella was just too fast for Pellizotti and Zubeldia


Luis Leon Sanchez had no chance agains Kirchem, but the stupid photographers forgot to take a shoot with my rider


Stage
1. Emanuele Sella CSF Group - Navigare 36'48
2. Franco Pellizotti Liquigas + 2
3. Haimar Zubeldia Euskaltel - Euskadi + 20
4. Kim Kirchen Team Columbia s.t.
5. Mauricio Soler Barloworld + 24
6. Alexandre Moos LPR Brakes - Ballan + 42
7. Christophe Moreau Quick·Step s.t.
8. Michael Rogers Team Columbia + 44
9. Domenico Pozzovivo CSF Group - Navigare + 46
10. David López Caisse d'Epargne + 50

Overall
1. Kim Kirchen Team Columbia 14h02'00
2. Luis León Sánchez AG2R La Mondiale + 1'20
3. Haimar Zubeldia Euskaltel - Euskadi + 1'57
4. Johann Tschopp Bouygues Télécom + 2'05
5. Domenico Pozzovivo CSF Group - Navigare + 2'18
6. Christophe Moreau Quick·Step + 2'37
7. Jens Voigt Quick·Step + 2'38
8. Bernhard Kohl Gerolsteiner + 2'43
9. Franco Pellizotti Liquigas + 2'47
10. Emanuele Sella CSF Group - Navigare + 3'06

Tour de Romandie Final Stage


Nobody could keept it up with Roche in the breakaway today


Kirchen attacks on the last climb though that everyone was preparing for some kind of sprint


And he got away


But then Voigt came to get him back


Last corner... and Voigt looks favourite there


Voigt gets the stage win, Kirchen wins Tour de Romandie!


Stage
1. Jens Voigt Quick·Step 4h18'45
2. Kim Kirchen Team Columbia s.t.
3. Steffen Wesemann AG2R La Mondiale + 10
4. Max Richeze Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
5. Erik Zabel Silence - Lotto s.t.
6. Thor Hushovd Crédit Agricole s.t.
7. Franco Pellizotti Liquigas s.t.
8. Michael Albasini Liquigas s.t.
9. Alexandre Moos LPR Brakes - Ballan s.t.
10. Eros Capecchi Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.

Overall
1. Kim Kirchen Team Columbia 18h20'39
2. Luis León Sánchez AG2R La Mondiale + 1'36
3. Haimar Zubeldia Euskaltel - Euskadi + 2'13
4. Johann Tschopp Bouygues Télécom + 2'21
5. Jens Voigt Quick·Step + 2'34
6. Domenico Pozzovivo CSF Group - Navigare s.t.
7. Christophe Moreau Quick·Step + 2'53
8. Bernhard Kohl Gerolsteiner + 2'59
9. Franco Pellizotti Liquigas + 3'03
10. Emanuele Sella CSF Group - Navigare + 3'22

Points: Kim Kirchen Team Columbia
Mountain: Kevyn Ista Agritubel
Young: Luis León Sánchez AG2R La Mondiale
Teams: Quick·Step

Can't wait for Giro

Team Columbia roster: M.Rogers, M.Cavendish, L.Boom, M.Ignatiev, K.Siutsou, D.Zabriskie, M.Pinotti, B.Wiggins, J.Van Emden
Favourites for the pink jersey: R.Ricco, D.Cunego, M.Rogers, R.Gesink, T.Dekker, F.Pellizotti, V.Nibali, F.Schleck, G.Simoni, S.Garzelli, B.Kohl
Favourites for the ciclamino jersey:: M.Cavendish, L.Boom, D.Napolitano, D.Cunego, R.Ricco, M.Ignatiev, B.Cooke, D.Hondo, K.Fernandez, P.Bettini, E.Gasparotti
Favourites for the greens jersey: E.Sella, R.Ricco, D.Cunego, M.Soler, K.Siutsou, J.M.Garate, R.Gesink, F.Pellizotti, S.Garzelli
Favourites for the white jersey: R.Ricco, V.Nibali, R.Gesink, T.Dekker
Favourites for the team rankings: Lampre, Liquigas, Rabobank


Saunier Duval
1. R.Riccò
2. R.Belohvosciks
3. E.Capecchi
4. A.Fernández
5. J.Jufré
6. R.Lobato
7. M.Mori
8. L.Pagliarini
9. L.Piepoli

Lampre
11. D.Cunego
12. M.Bandiera
13. P.Bossoni
14. M.Bruseghin
15. G.Di Camillo
16. R.Longo
17. M.Mori
18. D.Napolitano
19. J.Tombak

Rabobank
21. R.Gesink
22. M.Ardila
23. C.Barbosa
24. M.De Maar
25. T.Dekker
26. R.Flens
27. T.Leezer
28. G.Löwik
29. K.Reus

Liquigas
31. F.Pellizotti
32. V.Agnoli
33. M.Albasini
34. K.Carlström
35. A.Curtolo
36. A.Mazzi
37. V.Nibali
38. A.Vanotti
39. F.Willems

CSC - Saxo Bank
41. F.Schleck
42. A.Botcharov
43. P.Caucchioli
44. M.Ljungqvist
45. D.Nardello
46. P.Savoldelli
47. A.Steensen
48. J.Van Goolen
49. F.Wegmann

Barloworld
51. M.Soler
52. J.Augustyn
53. F.Bellotti
54. G.Cheula
55. B.Cooke
56. M.Corti
57. S.Cummings
58. P.Longo Borghini
59. C.Scognamiglio

CSF - Navigare
61. E.Sella
62. F.Baliani
63. F.Canuti
64. T.Dall'Antonia
65. M.Finetto
66. P.Grillo
67. D.Pozzovivo
68. F.Savini
69. F.Tomei

Team Columbia
71. M.Rogers
72. L.Boom
73. M.Cavendish
74. M.Ignatiev
75. M.Pinotti
76. K.Siutsou
77. J.Van Emden
78. B.Wiggins
79. D.Zabriskie

Astana
81. G.Simoni
82. M.Barry
83. J.Bonilla
84. K.De Kort
85. T.Hamilton
86. J.Mazet
87. S.Morabito
88. B.Noval
89. T.Vaitkus

Quick·Step
91. J.Gárate
92. M.Carrara
93. W.Cretskens
94. A.Efimkin
95. M.Facci
96. D.Grabovskyy
97. A.Proni
98. L.Scarselli
99. G.Visconti

Caisse d'Epargne
101. J.Gutiérrez
102. A.Coyot
103. M.Drujon
104. D.López
105. L.Mazzanti
106. N.Portal
107. M.Pérez
108. J.Rujano
109. R.Urán

Française des Jeux
111. S.Casar
112. J.Coppel
113. S.Joly
114. M.Ladagnous
115. G.Levarlet
116. G.Meersman
117. F.Mourey
118. J.Roy
119. J.Veikkanen

Euskaltel
121. S.Garzelli
122. Y.Bru
123. L.De Pedro
124. K.Fernández de Larrea
125. D.Galparsoro
126. I.Isasi
127. I.Landaluze
128. J.Oroz
129. A.Pérez

Gerolsteiner
131. B.Kohl
132. F.De Bonis
133. M.Frank
134. R.Förster
135. O.Gatto
136. D.Hondo
137. K.Kroon
138. S.Lang
139. S.Schumacher

Team Milram
141. P.Velits
142. L.Barla
143. P.Bettini
144. A.Gajek
145. S.Ghisalberti
146. C.Kux
147. D.Roels
148. F.Sabatini
149. M.Velits

Tinkoff
151. E.Petrov
152. G.Bonomi
153. D.Contrini
154. A.Gottfried
155. S.Klimov
156. A.Loddo
157. K.Moerenhout
158. B.Riccio
159. R.Serrano

LPR - Ballan
161. G.Bosisio
162. R.Chiarini
163. G.Ermeti
164. R.Ferrara
165. A.Maserati
166. D.Pietropolli
167. D.Rebellin
168. O.Renzoni
169. M.Taiola

Acqua e Sapone
171. B.Samoilau
172. S.Cavallari
173. A.Donati
174. F.Failli
175. F.Masciarelli
176. S.Masciarelli
177. A.Masciarelli
178. L.Pierfelici
179. G.Rigodanze

Silence - Lotto
181. M.Aerts
182. D.Cornu
183. F.De Greef
184. G.Gardeyn
185. E.Gasparotto
186. P.Jacobs
187. M.Lloyd
188. L.Mas
189. G.Steurs

Bouygues Télécom
191. X.Florencio
192. G.Bernaudeau
193. D.Champion
194. M.Claude
195. S.Clement
196. Y.Gené
197. V.Jérôme
198. R.Martias
199. J.Pineau

AG2R
201. R.Mandri
202. R.Dion
203. C.Edaleine
204. M.Elmiger
205. J.Loubet
206. L.Mondory
207. C.Pineau
208. B.Sonnery
209. S.Wesemann

Agritubel
211. K.Ista
212. F.Bichot
213. S.Caethoven
214. C.Coutouly
215. G.Galli
216. C.Hervé
217. G.Lequatre
218. A.Ravard
219. S.Xavier

Giro d'Italia Stage 1


Good times for Rogers and Boom.


Gutierrez, Zabriskie, Bruseghin and Wiggins were all registered with the same time


But they were all beaten by Clement, who was just 1 second faster than them


Good time for Pinotti as well. He will be in top10


And the winner of the day was going to be Dekker. Thomas will be tomorrow in pink!


Results
1. Thomas Dekker Rabobank 7'52
2. Stef Clement Bouygues Télécom + 5
3. José Iván Gutiérrez Caisse d'Epargne + 6
4. David Zabriskie Team Columbia s.t.
5. Marzio Bruseghin Lampre s.t.
6. Bradley Wiggins Team Columbia s.t.
7. Raivis Belohvosciks Saunier Duval - Scott + 7
8. Marco Pinotti Team Columbia + 9
9. André Steensen Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
10. Dominique Cornu Silence - Lotto + 12

I guess rogers is the captain for the overall. is he´s form good? what´s your goal? mountain jersey, top 10? didn´t he miss the top 10 last year with a slight second? or was that sioutsou? (hate to spell that name)

for Rogers top10 is a goal. And yes he is in good form.
Nope the 1 second thing wasn't in Giro, it was in Le Tour and involved Gerdemann and wasn't a second he had the same time as Kloden but lost the 10th place

Giro d'Italia Stage 2


The breakaway.


Ignatiev after a impressive effort brought us in front of the pack


But Cavedish looks tired and he can't maintain in the slipstream of his team-mates


So now Van Emden is our main sprinter, who is lead-out perfectly by Boom


Jos takes the lead but Elmiger is close


No! Van Emden is going to lose this one


And the win goes to Elmiger.


Stage
1. Martin Elmiger AG2R La Mondiale 4h32'58
2. Jos Van Emden Team Columbia s.t.
3. Baden Cooke Barloworld s.t.
4. Lars Boom Team Columbia s.t.
5. Daniele Pietropolli LPR Brakes - Ballan s.t.
6. René Mandri AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
7. Fabian Wegmann Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
8. Paolo Bettini Team Milram s.t.
9. Danilo Hondo Gerolsteiner s.t.
10. Thomas Dekker Rabobank s.t.

Overall
1. Thomas Dekker Rabobank 4h40'50
2. Stef Clement Bouygues Télécom + 5
3. Marzio Bruseghin Lampre + 6
4. José Iván Gutiérrez Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
5. David Zabriskie Team Columbia s.t.
6. Bradley Wiggins Team Columbia s.t.
7. Raivis Belohvosciks Saunier Duval - Scott + 7
8. André Steensen Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 9
9. Jos Van Emden Team Columbia + 11
10. Dominique Cornu Silence - Lotto + 12

Points
1. Thomas Dekker Rabobank 31
2. Martin Elmiger AG2R La Mondiale 25
3. Jos Van Emden Team Columbia 20

Mountain
1. Stefano Cavallari Acqua e Sapone - Caffè Mokambo 3
2. Francis De Greef Silence - Lotto 3
3. Nicolas Portal Caisse d'Epargne 2

Young: Thomas Dekker Rabobank
Teams: Team Columbia

What`s Van Emdens stats now, much progressing?

nope I think that are the same as those from the start of the season

Giro d'Italia Stage 3


Dall'Antonia was the only escape that we had so no chance for the break to win today.


Kohl made the first attack on the last climb


While Rogers went with Schleck and Garate


However Cunego was the strongest and he passed first in the top of the mountain


He was followed by a group with Schleck, Dekker, Rogers, who was preparing to attack, Garate, Ricco, Pellizotti, Jufre, Velits, Pozzovivo


Rogers' attack brought the chasing group very close to Cunego


But still the Italian got the win


Pellizotti won the sprint for the second place in front of Rogers


Stage
1. Damiano Cunego Lampre 3h35'11
2. Franco Pellizotti Liquigas s.t.
3. Michael Rogers Team Columbia s.t.
4. Domenico Pozzovivo CSF Group - Navigare s.t.
5. Juanma Gárate Quick·Step s.t.
6. Fränk Schleck Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
7. Thomas Dekker Rabobank s.t.
8. Josep Jufré Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.
9. Peter Velits Team Milram s.t.
10. Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.

Overall
1. Thomas Dekker Rabobank 8h16'01
2. Michael Rogers Team Columbia + 10
3. Damiano Cunego Lampre + 14
4. Peter Velits Team Milram s.t.
5. Josep Jufré Saunier Duval - Scott + 26
6. Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott + 28
7. Giovanni Visconti Quick·Step + 29
8. Fränk Schleck Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 30
9. Xavi Florencio Bouygues Télécom + 34
10. Robert Gesink Rabobank + 36

Points
1. Thomas Dekker Rabobank 40
2. Martin Elmiger AG2R La Mondiale 25
3. Damiano Cunego Lampre 25

Mountain
1. Tiziano Dall'Antonia CSF Group - Navigare 8
2. Karsten Kroon Gerolsteiner 5
3. Stefano Cavallari Acqua e Sapone - Caffè Mokambo 3

Young: Thomas Dekker Rabobank
Teams: Saunier Duval - Scott

Giro d'Italia Stage 4


The breakaway.


We had the fastest train after a great job made by Boom and Ignatiev


Van Emden, Cavendish and even Boom are leadin in the last km


But Hondo accelerates and we lost the lead


And the old German wins, Cavendish just third


Stage
1. Danilo Hondo Gerolsteiner 3h42'41
2. Danilo Napolitano Lampre s.t.
3. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia s.t.
4. Jos Van Emden Team Columbia s.t.
5. Cândido Barbosa Rabobank s.t.
6. Tomas Vaitkus Astana Cycling Team s.t.
7. Alberto Loddo Tinkoff Credit Systems s.t.
8. Lars Boom Team Columbia s.t.
9. Lloyd Mondory AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
10. Mikhail Ignatiev Team Columbia s.t.

Overall
1. Thomas Dekker Rabobank 11h58'42
2. Michael Rogers Team Columbia + 10
3. Peter Velits Team Milram + 14
4. Damiano Cunego Lampre s.t.
5. Josep Jufré Saunier Duval - Scott + 26
6. Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott + 28
7. Giovanni Visconti Quick·Step + 29
8. Fränk Schleck Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 30
9. Xavi Florencio Bouygues Télécom + 34
10. Robert Gesink Rabobank + 36

Points
1. Thomas Dekker Rabobank 44
2. Jos Van Emden Team Columbia 34
3. Danilo Hondo Gerolsteiner 32

Mountain
1. Tiziano Dall'Antonia CSF Group - Navigare 8
2. Stefano Cavallari Acqua e Sapone - Caffè Mokambo 5
3. Karsten Kroon Gerolsteiner 5

Young: Thomas Dekker Rabobank
Teams: Saunier Duval - Scott

Cândido Barbosa

Good Luck with Rogers

thanks. Next stage in a few minutes and it was a great stage

Giro d'Italia Stage 5


The breakaway.


Ignatiev is a demon on flat. He brought us in front easily


Van Emden seems to be some sort of kamidkaze there as he stays behind Cavendish so no one can take our leader's wheel


Boom leads out Cavendish perfect. Nobody can reach him


Now Cavendish starts the real sprint and our tactics with Van Emden were perfect. All those the tried to get in the slipstream of our train are far away from Cav


Only a few metres to go and it looks perfect even from Van Emden


And yes it's a double for Columbia! Cavendish takes the stage, Van Emden the lead in points rankings and he will wear the purple/ciclamino jersey for real, not because Dekker can't wear 2 jerseys at one time


Stage
1. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia 4h09'12
2. Jos Van Emden Team Columbia s.t.
3. Tomas Vaitkus Astana Cycling Team s.t.
4. Enrico Gasparotto Silence - Lotto s.t.
5. Lloyd Mondory AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
6. Martin Elmiger AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
7. Daniele Pietropolli LPR Brakes - Ballan s.t.
8. Fabian Wegmann Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
9. Baden Cooke Barloworld s.t.
10. Lars Boom Team Columbia s.t.

Overall
1. Thomas Dekker Rabobank 16h07'54
2. Michael Rogers Team Columbia + 10
3. Damiano Cunego Lampre + 14
4. Peter Velits Team Milram s.t.
5. Josep Jufré Saunier Duval - Scott + 26
6. Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott + 28
7. Giovanni Visconti Quick·Step + 29
8. Fränk Schleck Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 30
9. Xavi Florencio Bouygues Télécom + 34
10. Robert Gesink Rabobank + 36

Points
1. Jos Van Emden Team Columbia 54
2. Thomas Dekker Rabobank 44
3. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia 41

Mountain
1. Tiziano Dall'Antonia CSF Group - Navigare 8
2. Stefano Cavallari Acqua e Sapone - Caffè Mokambo 5
3. Karsten Kroon Gerolsteiner 5

Young: Thomas Dekker Rabobank
Teams: Saunier Duval - Scott

Whoa!

Brilliant idea and a deserved 1-2

Just wonderful

Yes, nice tactic there!

really good idea i will try to do that too=)

Yeah, I've always thought 3 leadouts were too many. Using Van Emden as a block was a nice new move