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Team High Road - 2009(EXTREME) - January
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Posted on 17-04-2008 18:21
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i thought he had it, tough break. Hopefully you can get some nice victories in the TDU. Good stuff so far.
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| KurtinSC |
Posted on 17-04-2008 18:36
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Tour Down Under - Stage 1
In a change from last year, the Tour Down Under has been made a part of the Pro-Tour. Primarily a sprinters race, the TDU has one stage with a significant late hill that will likely determine the champion. The winner of the race will probably be the best sprinter who can get over the hill with the lead group and not lose time.
Ciolek... well he's just not built for the hills. So High Road newcomer Edvald Boasson Hagen will lead the team in this race. A solid sprinter with good climbing legs, Boasson Hagen would be a threat to win if he were in form. Unfortunately... he's not.
We're hoping Ciolek can earn us some points with good places in the flat stages, and Boasson Hagen can ride well enough to finish in the top 10 overall. We'll see how it develops.
Team Leader: Edvald Boasson Hagen
Sprinter: Gerald Ciolek
Leadout/teammate: Marcel Sieberg
Free Rider - Sprint: Andre Griepel (not in very good form)
Teammate: Adam Hansen
Teammate: Servais Knaven
Teammate: Bert Grabsch
Teammate/Mountain Classification: Morris Possoni
Stage 1
The early hill will determine who wears the mountain jersey tomorrow, so High Road will send someone to make a stab at it. The rest of the stage is relatively flat, so we'll likely have a sprint finish.
Possoni was part of the early attack and pushed up the hill... but just didn't have enough time to grap first. He needed a few more meters to pass Dimitri Muravyev of Astana. The break was caught with about 20 km to go and soon the sprint trains formed.
A primary train formed, and Team High Road was set up well... holding the 3rd, 4th, 6th and 7th positions in the train. As the sprint began Griepel obviously wasn't able to keep pace so he slid out and Ciolek moved behind Goss... he looked to be in great position.
But then Simon Gerrans shot up along side the train. Ciolek saw them coming and began his sprint past Goss hoping to keep the lead....
But he couldn't pass Goss, let alone keep ahead of Gerrans. Not only that, Markus Zberg who had been following Ciolek was able to pass him as well, keeping Team High Road out of the Pro Tour points.
The good news is Boasson Hagen was able to hold on for 5th place despite his poor form.
Stage Results
1 Simon Gerrans Crédit Agricole 3h10'42
2 Matthew Goss Team CSC s.t.
3 Markus Zberg Gerolsteiner s.t.
4 Gerald Ciolek Team High Road s.t.
5 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team High Road s.t.
6 William Bonnet Crédit Agricole s.t.
7 Alberto Ongarato Team Milram s.t.
8 René Haselbacher Team Astana s.t.
9 Marcel Sieberg Team High Road s.t.
10 Aitor Galdos Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
14 André Greipel Team High Road s.t.
45 Adam Hansen Team High Road s.t.
103 Servais Knaven Team High Road s.t.
111 Bert Grabsch Team High Road s.t.
130 Morris Possoni Team High Road + 3'41
General Classification:
1 Simon Gerrans Crédit Agricole 3h10'36
2 Matthew Goss Team CSC + 2
3 Pierrick Fédrigo Bouygues Télécom + 3
4 Markus Zberg Gerolsteiner + 4
5 Gerald Ciolek Team High Road + 6
6 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team High Road s.t.
7 William Bonnet Crédit Agricole s.t.
8 Alberto Ongarato Team Milram s.t.
9 René Haselbacher Team Astana s.t.
10 Marcel Sieberg Team High Road s.t.
Points Classification:
1 Iñaki Isasi Euskaltel - Euskadi 8
2 Simon Gerrans Crédit Agricole 8
3 Pierrick Fédrigo Bouygues Télécom 6
4 Matthew Goss Team CSC 6
5 Tom Stamsnijder Gerolsteiner 4
6 Chente GarcÃa Acosta Caisse d'Epargne 4
7 Markus Zberg Gerolsteiner 4
8 Bram Tankink Rabobank 2
Mountains Classification:
1 Dimitri Muravyev Team Astana 16
2 Morris Possoni Team High Road 12
3 Tom Stamsnijder Gerolsteiner 8
4 Iñaki Isasi Euskaltel - Euskadi 6
5 Chente GarcÃa Acosta Caisse d'Epargne 4
Edited by KurtinSC on 17-04-2008 19:42
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Posted on 17-04-2008 19:00
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Where is Fedrigo??? Can't see him. Was he riding on the right side of the road? |
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Posted on 17-04-2008 19:22
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Looks like Kurtin posted the GC, not the stage results. Fedrigo must have taken a time bonus at one of the sprints
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Posted on 17-04-2008 19:41
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You guys are right. I was looking at the results and figured I cut Fredrigo out somewhere. I was also asking myself "How the heck did HE pass me?"
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Posted on 17-04-2008 20:16
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KurtinSC wrote:
You guys are right. I was looking at the results and figured I cut Fredrigo out somewhere. I was also asking myself "How the heck did HE pass me?"
Fixed the entry.
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Posted on 18-04-2008 14:15
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Tour Down Under - Stage 2
I'm having to move files back and forth between two PC's to get this stuff posted and I missed the export of stage 2. Since I have the rest of the stages I'm just going to post a "filler" entry here. I'll come back to update.
Another stage that should come down to the sprinters like most in the race. Morris Possoni who finished second in the mountain sprint in stage one left on the break and took first place in the mountain sprints, taking over that jersey.
High Road was set up pretty well coming into the finish, but again Ciolek just didn't have the legs to pass the men in front of him. Edvald Boasson Hagen road Ciolek's wheel into a nice 4th place finish, Ciolek took 3rd and Hasselbacher won the stage.
I can't remember who got second and I can't tell from the stage 3 GC results. I'll get the results posted when I can get to my other PC (may not be until Sunday).
Edited by KurtinSC on 18-04-2008 15:20
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Posted on 18-04-2008 14:25
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Hasselbacher seems to be incredible in these early season races haha
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Posted on 18-04-2008 15:50
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Tour Down Under - Stage 3
This stage has a little bit of rolling terrain, but it's still likely a sprinters stage.
The mountain leader Possoni tried to get away several times for us, but he kept getting chased down. Finally forced to give up, we sent Adam Hansen on the break instead... a small 3 man breakaway. At the first sprint Hansen didn't take part... and he cruised past the other two and rode solo the rest of the way until being caught by the pelaton.
As the sprint got organized, High Road looked pretty good with Sieberg pulling Ciolek up to the front.
Sadly, Ciolek just didn't have the legs today. He began to lose Sieberg's wheel as they neared the line. Sieberg put his head down and tried to get the best result he could for the team.
And he was able to score a second place finish! A good result from a stage where our primary sprinter wasn't on his "A" game.
Stage Results:
1 Mathieu Ladagnous Française des Jeux 3h16'51
2 Marcel Sieberg Team High Road s.t.
3 Jérôme Pineau Bouygues Télécom s.t.
4 René Haselbacher Team Astana s.t.
5 Simon Gerrans Crédit Agricole s.t.
6 Markus Zberg Gerolsteiner s.t.
7 Gerald Ciolek Team High Road s.t.
8 Matthew Goss Team CSC s.t.
9 John Gadret AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
10 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team High Road s.t.
20 André Greipel Team High Road
83 Bert Grabsch Team High Road s.t.
85 Servais Knaven Team High Road s.t.
132 Morris Possoni Team High Road + 2'51
137 Adam Hansen Team High Road + 8'11
General Classification:
1 Matthew Goss Team CSC 10h14'53
2 Mathieu Ladagnous Française des Jeux + 3
3 René Haselbacher Team Astana s.t.
4 Simon Gerrans Crédit Agricole s.t.
5 Marcel Sieberg Team High Road + 5
6 Pierrick Fédrigo Bouygues Télécom + 6
7 Peter Wrölich Gerolsteiner s.t.
8 Gerald Ciolek Team High Road + 7
9 Jérôme Pineau Bouygues Télécom s.t.
10 Markus Zberg Gerolsteiner s.t.
Points Classification:
1 Matthew Goss Team CSC 14
2 Adam Hansen Team High Road 10
3 Bram Tankink Rabobank 8
4 Iñaki Isasi Euskaltel - Euskadi 8
5 René Haselbacher Team Astana 8
6 Simon Gerrans Crédit Agricole 8
7 Mathieu Ladagnous Française des Jeux 8
8 Morris Possoni Team High Road 6
9 Pierrick Fédrigo Bouygues Télécom 6
10 Peter Wrölich Gerolsteiner 6
Mountains Classification:
1 Morris Possoni Team High Road 28
2 Dimitri Muravyev Team Astana 16
3 Adam Hansen Team High Road 16
4 Gorik Gardeyn Silence - Lotto 12
5 Bram Tankink Rabobank 12
6 Claudio Corioni Liquigas 8
7 Tom Stamsnijder Gerolsteiner 8
8 Raivis Belohvosciks Saunier Duval - Scott 8
9 Beñat AlbÃzuri Euskaltel - Euskadi 6
10 Iñaki Isasi Euskaltel - Euskadi 6
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Posted on 18-04-2008 16:09
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Tour Down Under - Stage 4
An ealy climb followed by mostly flat terrain, pretty much typical for this tour. We sent Possoni on the break again and he took first in the mountain sprint. This secured the win in the mountains classification for the race.
We tried a slightly different sprint strategy today. Griepel towed our train up to the front of the pelaton, then peeled off as the sprint began. Sieberg started the sprint, with Boasson Hagen and Ciolek in tow.
Then Boasson Hagen started his charge past Sieberg... and Ciolek caught sight of Goss coming up so began his sprint past Boasson Hagen...
And it worked perfectly! Not only did Ciolek win the stage, but Boasson Hagen got on his wheel to take 3rd... and Sieberg followed Goss's wheel for 5th. A great performance by the team!
Stage Results:
1 Gerald Ciolek Team High Road 3h14'23
2 Matthew Goss Team CSC s.t.
3 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team High Road s.t.
4 Simon Gerrans Crédit Agricole s.t.
5 Marcel Sieberg Team High Road s.t.
6 Jurgen Roelandts Silence - Lotto s.t.
7 John Gadret AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
8 Lloyd Mondory AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
9 René Haselbacher Team Astana s.t.
10 Sébastien Hinault Crédit Agricole s.t.
18 André Greipel Team High Road s.t.
21 Servais Knaven Team High Road s.t.
34 Bert Grabsch Team High Road s.t.
98 Adam Hansen Team High Road s.t.
112 Morris Possoni Team High Road s.t.
General Classification:
1 Matthew Goss Team CSC 13h29'12
2 Gerald Ciolek Team High Road + 5
3 Simon Gerrans Crédit Agricole + 7
4 René Haselbacher Team Astana s.t.
5 Mathieu Ladagnous Française des Jeux s.t.
6 Marcel Sieberg Team High Road + 9
7 Pierrick Fédrigo Bouygues Télécom + 10
8 Peter Wrölich Gerolsteiner s.t.
9 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team High Road + 11
10 Jérôme Pineau Bouygues Télécom s.t.
Points Classification:
1 Matthew Goss Team CSC 20
2 Gerald Ciolek Team High Road 12
3 Adam Hansen Team High Road 10
4 Mauro Santambrogio Lampre 10
5 Maarten Wynants Quick·Step 10
6 Bram Tankink Rabobank 8
7 Iñaki Isasi Euskaltel - Euskadi 8
8 René Haselbacher Team Astana 8
9 Simon Gerrans Crédit Agricole 8
10 Mathieu Ladagnous Française des Jeux 8
Mountains Classification:
1 Morris Possoni Team High Road 44
2 Dimitri Muravyev Team Astana 16
3 Adam Hansen Team High Road 16
4 Gorik Gardeyn Silence - Lotto 12
5 Bram Tankink Rabobank 12
6 Marc De Maar Rabobank 12
7 Claudio Corioni Liquigas 8
8 Tom Stamsnijder Gerolsteiner 8
9 Raivis Belohvosciks Saunier Duval - Scott 8
10 Maarten Wynants Quick·Step 8
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Posted on 18-04-2008 16:33
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Tour Down Under - Stage 5
This is the pivotal stage in this year's race. The late hill can let a puncheur create a gap and surpass any advantages sprinters have built up over the flat stages. We'll be using Boasson Hagen to counter an attack on the late hill and hope he's got good enough form to keep up. Ciolek will stick with the pelaton and perhaps recover enough before the finish line if it becomes a mass sprint. Everyone else will be protecting those two.
The break was pulled in prior to the hill and the attacks started. Boasson Hagen tried to counter an early charge by Voeckler but was unable to get free of the pelaton. Instead he began relaying strongly at the front to try to keep any breaks to a minimum.
At the top of the hill only a 3 man group had been able to escape. Jérôme Pineau, William Walker, and Jürgen Van de Walle. A late attack just after the summit allowed Marcus Ljungqvist to join this group.
Ciolek had been able to stick to the pelaton and he had to work hard to make it back to the front of the pack. Meanwhile, Boassen Hagen was pushing hard at the front to try to bring the break back in, but at 3 km they still had a little over 30 seconds.
High Road knew they couldn't play games, so Boassen Hagen started the sprint immediately to try to close the gap so no time would be lost. The other sprinters surged past as Boassen Hagen and then Ciolek blew themselves out and closed in on the break.
Marcus Ljungqvist of CSC would win the sprint amongst the break members... but would the pelaton close the gap enough to finish with the same time?
Yes they would!
Ciolek will go into the final stage with a 5 second deficit to Goss in second place. He'll have his work cut out for him tomorrow, but we're still in this thing!
Stage Results:
1 Marcus Ljungqvist Team CSC 3h30'58
2 Jérôme Pineau Bouygues Télécom s.t.
3 William Walker Rabobank s.t.
4 Simon Gerrans Crédit Agricole s.t.
5 Markus Zberg Gerolsteiner s.t.
6 John Gadret AG2R - La Mondiale s.t.
7 Matthew Goss Team CSC s.t.
8 Gerald Ciolek Team High Road s.t.
9 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team High Road s.t.
10 René Haselbacher Team Astana s.t.
40 Bert Grabsch Team High Road s.t.
67 Marcel Sieberg Team High Road s.t.
79 Servais Knaven Team High Road s.t.
92 Adam Hansen Team High Road s.t.
103 André Greipel Team High Road s.t.
112 Morris Possoni Team High Road s.t.
General Classification:
1 Matthew Goss Team CSC 17h00'10
2 Gerald Ciolek Team High Road + 5
3 Simon Gerrans Crédit Agricole + 7
4 Marcus Ljungqvist Team CSC s.t.
5 Jérôme Pineau Bouygues Télécom s.t.
6 René Haselbacher Team Astana s.t.
7 Mathieu Ladagnous Française des Jeux s.t.
8 Marcel Sieberg Team High Road + 9
9 Pierrick Fédrigo Bouygues Télécom + 10
10 Peter Wrölich Gerolsteiner s.t.
Points Classification:
1 Matthew Goss Team CSC 20
2 Gerald Ciolek Team High Road 12
3 Jérôme Pineau Bouygues Télécom 10
4 Adam Hansen Team High Road 10
5 Mauro Santambrogio Lampre 10
6 Maarten Wynants Quick·Step 10
7 Alessandro Vanotti Liquigas 8
8 Bram Tankink Rabobank 8
9 Iñaki Isasi Euskaltel - Euskadi 8
10 René Haselbacher Team Astana 8
Mountains Classification:
1 Morris Possoni Team High Road 44
2 Thomas Voeckler Bouygues Télécom 16
3 Dimitri Muravyev Team Astana 16
4 Adam Hansen Team High Road 16
5 Jürgen Van de Walle Quick·Step 16
6 Gorik Gardeyn Silence - Lotto 12
7 Bram Tankink Rabobank 12
8 Marc De Maar Rabobank 12
9 Claudio Corioni Liquigas 8
10 Tom Stamsnijder Gerolsteiner 8
Edited by KurtinSC on 18-04-2008 16:34
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Posted on 18-04-2008 16:58
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Tour Down Under - Stage 6
Here's the scenario. With no intermediate sprints the only way Matthew Goss can be kept from winning the race is if Ciolek can win the final stage... and Goss finishes 4th or less. With a totally flat route its just going to come down to who has the legs.
Goss was a few riders back as Ciolek rode on Boassen Hagen's wheel as the sprint began. Ciolek was in good position... but then William Bonnet rocketed by with 1.5 km to go. Ciolek immediated jumped on his wheel... "there's my ride" he thought as he did so.
Could he make it past Bonnet to win the stage?
No, Bonnet was just too strong. So Ciolek finishes the Tour Down Under is second place... by ONE SECOND! AAARRRGGHHH!
Stage Results:
1 William Bonnet Crédit Agricole 2h10'35
2 Gerald Ciolek Team High Road s.t.
3 Yauheni Hutarovich Française des Jeux s.t.
4 Aitor Galdos Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
5 Alberto Ongarato Team Milram s.t.
6 Matthew Goss Team CSC s.t.
7 Roy Sentjens Silence - Lotto s.t.
8 Simon Gerrans Crédit Agricole s.t.
9 Mark Renshaw Crédit Agricole s.t.
10 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team High Road s.t.
12 Marcel Sieberg Team High Road s.t.
22 André Greipel Team High Road s.t.
40 Servais Knaven Team High Road s.t.
47 Adam Hansen Team High Road s.t.
63 Bert Grabsch Team High Road s.t.
122 Morris Possoni Team High Road s.t.
Final Race Standings:
1 Matthew Goss Team CSC 19h10'45
2 Gerald Ciolek Team High Road + 1
3 Simon Gerrans Crédit Agricole + 7
4 René Haselbacher Team Astana s.t.
5 Marcus Ljungqvist Team CSC s.t.
6 Mathieu Ladagnous Française des Jeux s.t.
7 Marcel Sieberg Team High Road + 9
8 Peter Wrölich Gerolsteiner + 10
9 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team High Road + 11
10 Markus Zberg Gerolsteiner s.t.
Final Points Standings:
1 Matthew Goss Team CSC 20
2 Gerald Ciolek Team High Road 18
3 William Bonnet Crédit Agricole 12
4 Jérôme Pineau Bouygues Télécom 10
5 Adam Hansen Team High Road 10
6 Mauro Santambrogio Lampre 10
7 Maarten Wynants Quick·Step 10
8 Alessandro Vanotti Liquigas 8
9 Bram Tankink Rabobank 8
10 Iñaki Isasi Euskaltel - Euskadi 8
Final Mountains Classification:
1 Morris Possoni Team High Road 44
2 Thomas Voeckler Bouygues Télécom 16
3 Dimitri Muravyev Team Astana 16
4 Adam Hansen Team High Road 16
5 Jürgen Van de Walle Quick·Step 16
6 Gorik Gardeyn Silence - Lotto 12
7 Bram Tankink Rabobank 12
8 Marc De Maar Rabobank 12
9 Claudio Corioni Liquigas 8
10 Tom Stamsnijder Gerolsteiner 8
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Posted on 18-04-2008 19:40
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unlucky
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Posted on 18-04-2008 19:43
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Thats unlucky, but its still a decent amount of ProTour points
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Posted on 19-04-2008 02:45
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yep, a good result overall
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Posted on 19-04-2008 03:55
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unlucky 
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Posted on 19-04-2008 08:21
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hehe i know the feeling
prevent hangovers --> stay drunk
pozzato, basically the most stupid cyclist around
RIP WW. Gone but not forgotten
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Posted on 21-04-2008 15:49
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I've noticed others posting their difficulty so I did want to note that I am playing on hard (well, I actually did the first stage of the first race on normal before I remembered to change it).
Finshed the races leading up to the Tour of California last night. I'll get them posted tomorrow hopefully. To give you a little hint of what happens... a trend is developing in High Road stage race finishes.
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Posted on 22-04-2008 04:10
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Team High Road - January Report
High Road has had a very successful first month of the season, though we are suffering from a little bit of "What if-itis" based on the close second in the first pro-tour event of the year. We've collected four wins... Stage 5 in the Jayco Bay Cycling Classic by Gerald Ciolek, The Australian Championships ITT by Michael Rogers, The Australian Championships Road Race by Michael Rogers and Stage 4 of the Tour Down Under by Gerald Ciolek. We've also had some close calls... finishing second in a Bay Cycling Classic stage, the Down Under Classic, two stages of the Tour Down Under and the Tour Down Under overall classification.
January Pro-Tour team rankings:
January Pro-Tour individual rankings:
Riders of the Month for January:
Goal Progress in January:
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Posted on 22-04-2008 13:38
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GP Costa a delgi Etruschi
This one day race is designed for the sprinters, though the terrain isn't completely flat.
High Road sent some young riders to get a bit of experience and some of our cobblers to get some race days in prior to the beginning of the cobbled season next month. Boassen Hagen will be our sprinter and our best shot at a podium.
Leader: Michael Rogers (building form for the Tour of California)
Sprinter: Edvald Boasson Hagen
Lead out/Teammate: Marcel Sieberg
Teammate: John Devine
Teammate: Roger Hammond
Teammate: Sergio Luis Henao
Teammate: Craig Lewis
Teammate: Fabio Duarte
Free: Marcus Burghardt
Boonen and Petacchi were in the race, and Milram and Quickstep controlled the pace throughout. As expected, it came down to a mass sprint. Sieberg brought Boasson Hagen to the front and then just as the sprint began, Edvald jumped on the best wheel... Tom Boonen's.
And he was able to hang on Tom's wheel to a 3rd place finish. A good show by our young sprinter.
1 Tom Boonen Quick·Step 4h41'39
2 Alessandro Petacchi Team Milram s.t.
3 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team High Road s.t.
4 Wouter Weylandt Quick·Step s.t.
5 Gabriele Balducci Acqua e Sapone - Caffè Mokambo s.t.
6 Alberto Loddo Tinkoff Credit Systems s.t.
7 Allan Davis Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech s.t.
8 Marcel Sieberg Team High Road s.t.
9 Marco Zanotti Preti Mangimi - Prisma Stufe s.t.
10 Maurizio Biondo Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce s.t.
42 Michael Rogers Team High Road s.t.
45 Marcus Burghardt Team High Road s.t.
48 John Devine Team High Road s.t.
49 Roger Hammond Team High Road s.t.
62 Sergio Luis Henao Team High Road s.t.
175 Craig Lewis Team High Road + 3'54
181 Fabio Duarte Team High Road s.t.
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