Deutschland Tour Final Stage


The breakaway. Tony Martin is there.


Eisel and Hagen are tired after the many small hills that we had today, so Ignatiev tries his chances with an attack


He caught the last escape on the road, Gusotov, and now they are trying to work together.


But they are caught just before the final sprint


And it's going to be an uphill sprint. Quick Step is in the best position


O'Grady is leading, with Freire and Lorenzetto after him


The winner is... O'Grady, second stage for him


Gerdemann finished safety and he won the overall rankings. Now he will try to do the same thing in Pologne.


Stage
1. Stuart O'Grady Quick·Step 3h54'24
2. Óscar Freire Rabobank s.t.
3. Mirko Lorenzetto Lampre s.t.
4. Murilo Fischer Liquigas s.t.
5. Max Richeze Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
6. Danilo Di Luca Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
7. Domenik Klemme Team 3C Gruppe s.t.
8. Linus Gerdemann Team Columbia s.t.
9. Philippe Gilbert Française des Jeux s.t.
10. Jérôme Pineau Bouygues Télécom s.t.

Overall
1. Linus Gerdemann Team Columbia 32h29'20
2. Denis Menchov Rabobank + 25
3. Carlos Sastre LPR Brakes - Ballan + 2'29
4. Danilo Di Luca Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 2'43
5. Juanjo Cobo Saunier Duval - Scott + 3'09
6. José Iván Gutiérrez Caisse d'Epargne + 3'35
7. Egoi Martínez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 4'06
8. Johan Vansummeren Silence - Lotto + 4'11
9. Bauke Mollema Rabobank + 4'15
10. Peter Velits Team Milram + 4'56

Points: Óscar Freire Rabobank
Mountain: Nicolas Vogondy Agritubel
Young: Bauke Mollema Rabobank
Teams: Rabobank

Next race:


2008 Results:
1. Erik Zabel Team Milram
2. Alessandro Ballan Lampre
3. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia
4. Domenik Klemme 3C Gruppe
5. Kim Kirchen Team Columbia
6. Koldo Fernandez Euskaltel
7. Oscar Freire Rabobank
8. Rene Weissinger Volksbank
9. George Hincapie Team Columbia
10. Kurt Asle Arvesen CSC Saxo Bank


Mikhail Ignatiev
Bernhard Eisel
Lars Boom
George Hincapie
Johathan Bellis
Adam Hansen
Tony Martin
Jos Van Emden

Haven't been here for a while but is nice to see the standard of success is still the same

keep it coming alex!

I will. I will.

What database that you used in the first giro you have done?Excuse me for my bad english
however very beautiful career

Im not sure if you can actually win vattenfall. Eisel don't have the quality needed and the other rider in your team are not sprinter.

not a database, just a special pack.




I also have Ignatiev, if it will not end in a mass sprint. Ussualy someone attacks before the last hills and I could place Ignatiev there.

Then I will keep my fingers crossed

yeah you really should do that

What's special pack?Thank you for the answer

check your private messages.

Vattenfall Cyclassics


Jurco and Thomas animated the race with their long breakaway, but they were obvious caught.


With more than 40km left to ride Devolder and Klier went away from the pack trying to surprise the sprinters teams.


Later Igantiev went in their chase


And with 20km to go we have 3 riders in front, but the wind isn't working for them, as there's no wind


On the last hill, Ignatiev attacks again cause the pack is coming fast from behind and Klier seems to be slowing down him and Devolder. But Devolder isn't coming with Ignatiev.


More than 10km before the finishing line and Ignatiev has less than 1 minute over the pack. It seems imposible!


And with just 5km to go Ignatiev is caught and this is going to end in a mass sprint


So his team-mates, Boom and Hincapie should do their best to help Eisel


We had the fastest train, but Freire, Lorenzetto, Zabel and O'Grady are in our slipstream


Also Arvesen appears from nowhere, but Boom is keeping close


Eisel now in front, letting Arvesen no hope


But. Arvesen's team-mate and team-leader, Freire is trying to go through


And he made it, Freire beat Eisel and took the win!


Results
1. Óscar Freire Rabobank 5h48'16
2. Bernhard Eisel Team Columbia s.t.
3. Mirko Lorenzetto Lampre s.t.
4. Kurt-Asle Arvesen Rabobank s.t.
5. Erik Zabel Silence - Lotto s.t.
6. Juan José Haedo Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
7. Stuart O'Grady Quick·Step s.t.
8. Heinrich Haussler Gerolsteiner s.t.
9. Fabian Cancellara Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
10. Thor Hushovd Crédit Agricole s.t.
11. Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
12. Peter Möhlmann Team Kuota - Senges s.t.
13. Filippo Pozzato Liquigas s.t.
14. Jimmy Casper Agritubel s.t.
15. Dennis Pohl Team 3C Gruppe s.t.
16. Philippe Gilbert Française des Jeux s.t.
17. Lars Boom Team Columbia s.t.
18. Alessandro Ballan Lampre s.t.
19. Max Richeze Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
20. George Hincapie Team Columbia s.t.

second place is good Freire is really hard to beat if he has a day...

yeah is the best sprinter in my carrer. He has everything: high flat, best sprint, best acceleration, high hill, STA, RES and REC, even cobble. It's really hard to beat if something doesn't happen with him (being too behind when the sprint starts).

Vuelta a Espana Stage 10


Pinotti should have been one of the fastest guys, but he's form isn't the best ever.


John Devine is enjoying another day in the KoM jersey.


Kloden was the first favourite to start today and he took the lead at the finish


Then Lovkvist came and... wow... just wow... almost 1 minute better than Kloden.


Karpets had a good time, but not good enough to beat Lovkvist... or even Kloden


Luis Leon Sanchez seems to be the last one who can stop Lovkvist. But he doesn't and it looks like second stage win for Lovkvist.


Cunego lost a lot of time today, someting like 4 minutes to Lovkvist. Cunego is now fourth, behind the Sanchez-duo and Lovkvist.


Stage
1. Thomas Lövkvist Team Columbia 1h04'41
2. Andreas Klöden Agritubel + 42
3. Vladimir Karpets Caisse d'Epargne + 1'04
4. Luis León Sánchez AG2R La Mondiale + 1'22
5. Gustav Larsson Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 1'34
6. Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne + 1'36
7. Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 1'45
8. Craig Lewis Team Columbia + 1'56
9. Vladimir Gusev Astana Cycling Team + 1'58
10. Frantisek Rabon Team Columbia + 2'12
11. Marzio Bruseghin Lampre + 2'20
12. Toni Colom Astana Cycling Team + 2'24
13. Marco Pinotti Team Columbia + 2'38
14. Roman Kreuziger Liquigas + 2'40
15. John Devine Team Columbia + 2'44
16. Jérôme Coppel Française des Jeux + 2'50
17. Enrico Gasparotto Silence - Lotto s.t.
18. Pieter Weening Rabobank + 2'54
19. Igor Antón Euskaltel - Euskadi + 2'56
20. Santiago Botero Barloworld + 3'04

Overall
1. Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi 39h07'00
2. Luis León Sánchez AG2R La Mondiale + 27
3. Thomas Lövkvist Team Columbia + 32
4. Damiano Cunego Lampre + 44
5. Vladimir Karpets Caisse d'Epargne + 1'23
6. Mauricio Soler Barloworld + 2'30
7. Franco Pellizotti Liquigas + 2'33
8. Carlos Barredo Quick·Step + 3'40
9. Fränk Schleck Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 3'43
10. Andreas Klöden Agritubel + 3'57
11. Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne + 3'58
12. Pieter Weening Rabobank + 4'32
13. Toni Colom Astana Cycling Team + 5'50
14. Christian Pfannberger Barloworld + 6'12
15. Iker Camaño Saunier Duval - Scott + 7'09
16. Vladimir Gusev Astana Cycling Team + 7'10
17. David Arroyo Caisse d'Epargne + 7'41
18. Chris Horner Gerolsteiner + 8'11
19. Moisés Dueñas Barloworld + 8'42
20. José Angel Gómez Marchante Saunier Duval - Scott + 8'44

Thomas Lövkvist SHALALALA

Wow! Lovkvist!

bow before MAster Lovkvist non-believersB)

yeah I was surprised too seing 41 seconds better than Kloden but I guess that my strategy worked pretty well.

Lövkvist was good. Just wait and he will win