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Saxo Bank’s Gustav Larsson’s power numbers from the Sacramento prologue
Fabian Cancellara of Team Saxo Bank continued his winning ways by adding yet another impressive time trial victory today at the Tour of California prologue. His teammate, Gustav Larsson, placed 38th with a time of 4:45.
Gustav Larsson's Prologue Summary Data:
Miller, Chodroff lead at Valley of the Sun
Racers at Saturday's Landis Cyclery road stage at the Valley of the Sun stage race were greeted with sunshine, a moderate breeze and temperatures in the 60's. The stage, run on a 16-mile loop in the desert near Casa Grande, south of Phoenix, was largely flat with a moderate, big ring climb to the finish line. The men raced 89 miles and the women completed 57.
Cancellara wins the Sacramento prologue of the 2009 Amgen Tour of California
George Hincapie described the scene at the Amgen Tour of California prologue in Sacramento Saturday, saying only Tour de France crowds could compare. And those crowds were treated to a Tour de France-caliber show, with Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) blazing the downtown 3.9km course with a winning time of 4:32.
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The favorites get routed off course at the Giro della Provincia di Grosseto, and unsung Marco Frapporti gets the win.
A late-race screw-up that sent the top favorites on the wrong side of a round-about opened the door for unsung Marco Frapporti (CSF) to claim victory in Saturday’s second stage of the Giro della Provincia di Grosseto. Overnight leader Daniele Bennati (Liquiga s) kept the leader’s jersey, but missed out on a chance on a second-straight win when leaders were steered the wrong way coming in for the bunch sprint.
Columbia compound: Columbia-Highroad has four riders on the Shiimano electrics components. Mark renshaw is not one of them.
Columbia-Highroad has four riders on the Shiimano electrics components. Mark Renshaw is not one of them. "I don't need to take the risk, he said. "I'll wait until they fine-tune it."