Pozzato grabs HEW win in Hamburg
by Andrew Hood
- July 31, 2005
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QuickStep dominates podium in German classic
Photo: Graham Watson
Quick Step won Sunday’s HEW Cyclassics race in rainy Germany, but it wasn’t sprinter ace Tom Boonen taking the honors. Instead, it was Italian superstar-in-waiting Filippo Pozzato winning the rainy, hard-fought 250.5km race in and around Hamburg. Luca Paolini grabbed second to give Quick Step the double while Aussie Allan Davis (Liberty Seguros) rounded out the podium. “I’ve done a lot of work over the past few weeks to get myself in top condition, even doing some intense altitude training in the mountains surrounding Livigno,” said Pozzato, who took his first win of the season. “At last it seems like all of my hard work is starting to pay off.”FullResults Pre-race favorites Boonen and Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) were both out of the picture when 15 riders pulled clear on the final passage over the short, but steep Waseberg climb. No one was looking to Pozzato as the man to beat for the start of the 10th HEW Cyclassics held under rainy skies in northern Germany. That pressure fell to Petacchi, Boonen and Erik Zabel, who announced he’d be leaving German powerhouse T-Mobile after 13 seasons. Petacchi was making his first big race appearance since the Giro d’Italia, but his chances were spoiled when he crashed on the descent off the final passage at the Waseberg climb. Boonen, meanwhile, admitted he still hasn’t fully recovered from crashes that prompted his early departure from the Tour de France. The Flanders-Roubaix champion pulled out at 215km. “My knee wasn’t giving me any problems, but I just didn’t feel on good form,” he said. “After pulling out of the Tour I had to rest for awhile, therefore I wasn’t able to do the intense training required to be at the front of a race as hard as Hamburg.” Two riders – Jörg Ludewig (Domina Vacanze) and Leif Hoste (Discovery Channel) – were in the spotlight for most of the day, attacking just 25km into the hilly course. The pair carved a lead of more than 15 minutes before the main bunch awakened from its slumber. The pace picked up in the final hour of the race and the leading duo’s lead quickly started to dwindle.
Hoste held on as long as he could, but he was swallowed up on the final lap heading toward the Waseberg. The final passage over the Waseberg in the final 20km caused the decisive split in the main bunch. Making it through were about 15 riders, including Jan Ullrich (T-Mobile), Juan Antonio Flecha, Marco Velo, Tour stage-winner Lorenzo Bernucci and Fabian Cancellara (Fassa Bortolo), Salvatore Commesso (Lampre-Caffita), Davis, Paolini, Bram Tankink and Pozzato (Quick Step), Vladimir Gusev (CSC) and Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner). Gusev, the promising young Russian on Team CSC, actually had shot out of the peloton ahead of the Waseberg to chase down Hoste. He hung on to finish 8th in the bunch sprint. “Gusev has good eyes for a race like this and was excellent all day, so he was actually a bit disappointed with his result,” said Team CSC sport director Scott Sunderland. “However, in a finish like this with 15 riders in the sprint, we can’t really ask for more. He did well in the spring classics and seems to continue in the fall.” A chase group including Zabel, defending champion Stuart O’Grady (Cofidis) and Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas-Bianchi) couldn’t get the necessary cooperation in numbers to close down the gap and came through 28 seconds back. It looked to be a showdown between Fassa Bortolo and Quick Step, but Davis tried to surprise the favorites with an early sprint. Pozzato and Paolini were obviously in top form, finishing 1-2 in last week’s Tour of the Wallone Region with Paolini taking the flowers ahead of his teammate. The pair took it straight to the line, with Pozzato just pipping his teammate to score the win. “I was feeling really good throughout the race, (Pozzato) and I were riding the race in parallel and we were able to rely on the help of all of our team, especially Paolo Bettini who did everything possible to keep himself as near to us as possible,” Paolini said. For Pozzato, 23, the victory confirms his status as one of Italy’s rising stars. A winner of a stage in last year’s Tour de France and Tirreno-Adriatico in 2003, it was his first win of 2005. Di Luca retained his overall lead in the ProTour standings. The ProTour continues next week with the Tour of Benelux and the Clásica San Sebastian.
Results-10th HEW Cyclassics
Hamburg, Germany, July 31, 2005
1. Filippo Pozzato (I), QuickStep, 250.5km in 6:00:59 (41.611kph)
2. Luca Paolini (I), QuickStep
3. Allan Davis (Aus), Liberty Seguros
4. Fabian Cancellara (Swi), Fassa Bortolo
5. Davide Rebellin (I), Gerolsteiner
6. Martin Elmiger (Swi), Phonak
7. Salvatore Commesso (I), Lampre
8. Vladimir Gusev (Rus) , CSC
9. Juan Antonio Flecha (Sp), Fassa Bortolo
10. Bert Grabsch (G), Phonak
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Results-10th HEW Cyclassics
Hamburg, Germany, July 31, 2005
1. Pozzato Filippo (I), QuickStep, 250.5km in 6:00:59 (41.611kph)
2. Paolini Luca (I), QuickStep
3. Davis Allan (Aus), Liberty Seguros
4. Cancellara Fabian (Swi), Fassa Bortolo
5. Rebellin Davide (I), Gerolsteiner
6. Elmiger Martin (Swi), Phonak
7. Commesso Salvatore (I), Lampre
8. Gusev Vladimir (Rus) , CSC
9. Flecha Giannoni Juan Antonio (Sp), Fassa Bortolo
10. Grabsch Bert (G), Phonak
11. Honchar Serhiy (Ukr), Domina Vacanze
12. Ullrich Jan (G), T-Mobile
13. Tankink Bram (Nl), QuickStep
14. Bernucci Lorenzo (I), Fassa Bortolo
15. Velo Marco (I), Fassa Bortolo, all s.t.
16. Zabel Erik (G), T-Mobile, at 0:28
17. Hinault Sébastien (F), Credit Agricole
18. Nuyens Nick (B), QuickStep
19. Clerc Aurélien (Swi), Phonak
20. Cadamuro Simone (I), Domina Vacanze
21. Ballan Alessandro (I), Lampre
22. Hammond Roger (GB), Discovery Channel
23. Reynes Mimo Vicente (Sp), Illes Balears
24. O'grady Stuart (Aus), Cofidis
25. Van Petegem Peter (B), Davitamon-Lotto
26. Zanotti Marco (I), Liquigas-Bianchi
27. Fernandez Koldo (Sp), Euskaltel-Euskadi
28. Kopp David (G), Wiesenhof
29. Zaballa Gutierrez Constantino (Sp), Saunier Duval
30. Schnider Daniel (Swi), Phonak
31. Gutierrez Palacios José Ivan (Sp), Illes Balears
32. White Matthew (Aus), Cofidis
33. Wegmann Fabian (G), Gerolsteiner
34. Isasi Flores Inaki (Sp), Euskaltel-Euskadi
35. Jegou Lilian (F), Française des Jeux
36. Cortinovis Alessandro (I), Domina Vacanze
37. Gerdemann Linus (G), CSC
38. Ivanov Serguei (rus) , T-Mobile
39. Blaudzun Michael (Dk), CSC
40. Yus Kerejeta Unai (Sp), Bouygues Telecom
41. Mori Manuele (I), Saunier Duval
42. Lastras Garcia Pablo (Sp), Illes Balears
43. Solari Luca (I), Domina Vacanze
44. Bodrogi Laszlo (Hun), Credit Agricole
45. Brandt Christophe (B), Davitamon-Lotto
46. Astarloa Ascasibar Igor (Sp), Barloworld
47. Voeckler Thomas (F), Bouygues Telecom
48. Kirchen Kim (lux) (Lux), Fassa Bortolo
49. Hoste Leif (B), Discovery Channel
50. Figueras Giuliano (I), Lampre
51. Dekker Thomas (Nl), Rabobank
52. Di Luca Danilo (I), Liquigas-Bianchi, all s.t.
53. Chavanel Sylvain (F), Cofidis, at 1:00
54. Gerosa Mauro (I), Liquigas-Bianchi
55. Gasparotto Enrico (I), Liquigas-Bianchi, all s.t.
56. Bileka Volodymyr (Ukr), Discovery Channel, at 1:29
57. Haussler Heinrich (G), Gerolsteiner, at 1:58
58. Johansen Allan (Dk), CSC, s.t.
59. Zberg Marcus (Swi), Gerolsteiner, at 2:32
60. De Jongh Steven (Nl), Rabobank
61. Vierhouten Aart (Nl), Davitamon-Lotto
62. Muravyev Dmitriy (Kaz), Credit Agricole
63. Kern Christophe (F), Bouygues Telecom
64. Sentjens Roy (Nl), Rabobank
65. Irizar Aranburu Markel (Sp), Euskaltel-Euskadi
66. Loda Nicola (I), Liquigas-Bianchi
67. Vaitkus Tomas (Lit), Ag2r
68. Ventoso Alberdi Francisco José (Sp), Saunier Duval
69. Verdugo Marcotegui Gorka (Sp), Euskaltel-Euskadi
70. Arvesen Kurt-Asle (Nor), CSC
71. Hruska Jan (Cz), Liberty Seguros
72. Bortolami Gianluca (I), Lampre
73. Wesemann Steffen (G), T-Mobile
74. Klier Andreas (G), T-Mobile
75. Usov Alexandre (Blr), Ag2r, all s.t.
76. Guidi Fabrizio (I), Phonak, at 7:13
77. Kroon Karsten (Nl), Rabobank
78. Kemps Aaron (Aus), Liberty Seguros
79. Leukemans Björn (B), Davitamon-Lotto
80. Carrara Matteo (I), Barloworld
81. Righi Daniele (I), Lampre
82. Tomi Giulio (I), Barloworld
83. Jeker Fabian (Swi), Saunier Duval
84. Ljungqvist Marcus (Swe), Liquigas-Bianchi
85. Beneteau Walter (F), Bouygues Telecom
86. Franzoi Enrico (I), Lampre
87. Pradera Rodriguez Mikel (Sp), Illes Balears
88. Erviti Imanol (Sp), Illes Balears
89. Mattan Nico (B), Davitamon-Lotto
90. Niermann Grischa (G), Rabobank
91. Ludewig Jörg (G), Domina Vacanze
92. Detilloux Christophe (B), Française des Jeux
93. Horrillo Munoz Pedro (Sp), Rabobank
94. Tombak Janek (Est), Cofidis
95. Martias Rony (F), Bouygues Telecom
96. Mcleod Ian (RSA), Française des Jeux
97. Edo Alsina Angel (Sp), Saunier Duval
98. Julia Cegarra Jose Cayetano (Sp), Illes Balears
99. Milesi Marco (I), Liquigas-Bianchi
100. Celestino Mirko (I), Domina Vacanze
101. Radochla Steffen (G), Wiesenhof
102. Rast Grégory (Swi), Phonak
103. Albasini Michael (Swi), Liquigas-Bianchi
104. Murn Uros (slo) (SLO), Phonak
105. Tosatto Matteo (I), Fassa Bortolo
106. Salomone Antonio (I), Barloworld
107. Lorenzetto Mirco (I), Domina Vacanze
108. Baldato Fabio (I), Fassa Bortolo, all s.t.
109. Adamsson Stefan (Swe), Barloworld, at 12:23
110. Knees Christian (G), Wiesenhof, at 13:15
111. De Kort Koen (Nl), Liberty Seguros, at 14:34
112. Carrasco Gamiz Jose Luis (Sp), Illes Balears, at 17:54
PROTOUR standings – as of Sunday
1. Di Luca Danilo (Ita), 184
2. Armstrong Lance (USA), Discovery Channel 139
3. Vinokourov Alexandre (Kaz), T-Mobile Team 136
4. Boonen Tom (Bel), Quick Step 120
5. Petacchi Alessandro (Ita), Fassa Bortolo 111
6. Rebellin Davide (Ita), Gerolsteiner 101
7. Ullrich Jan (Ger), T-Mobile Team 98
8. Botero Echeverry Santiago (Col), Phonak 95
9. Freire Gomez Oscar (Sp), Rabobank 94
10. Savoldelli Paolo (Ita), Discovery Channel 92
11. Hincapie George (USA), Discovery Channel 89
12. Basso Ivan (Ita), Team CSC 86
13. Boogerd Michael (Ned), Rabobank 80
14. Rogers Michael (Aus), Quick Step 80
15. Leipheimer Levi (USA), Gerolsteiner 80
16. Julich Bobby (USA), Team CSC 79
17. Voigt Jens (Ger), Team CSC 73
18. Evans Cadel (Aus), Davitamon-Lotto 73
19. Simoni Gilberto (Ita), Lampre-Caffita 70
20. Flecha Giannoni Juan Antonio (Sp), Fassa Bortolo 68
21. Contador Velasco Alberto (Sp), Liberty Seguros 67
22. Pereiro Sio Oscar (Sp), Phonak 66
23. Popovych Yaroslav (Ukr), Discovery Channel 65
24. Hushovd Thor (Nor), Credit Agricole 60
25. Osa Eizaguirre Aitor (Sp), Illes Balears 60
26. Moncoutie David (Fra), Cofidis59
27. Cunego Damiano (Ita), Lampre-Caffita 58
28. Mancebo Perez Francisco (Sp), Illes Balears 56
29. Cancellara Fabian (Sui), Fassa Bortolo 52
30. Gonzalez Jimenez Aitor (Sp), Euskaltel-Euskadi 51
31. Landaluze Intxaurraga Inigo (Sp), Euskaltel-Euskadi 50
32. Martin Perdiguero Miguel Angel (Sp), Phonak 50
33. Valverde Belmonte Alejandro (Sp), Illes Balears 47
34. Etxebarria Alkorta David (Sp), Liberty Seguros 45
35. Schleck Frank (Lux), Team CSC 45
36. Rasmussen Michael (Den), Rabobank 44
37. Piepoli Leonardo (Ita), Saunier Duval 42
38. Garate Juan Manuel (Sp), Saunier Duval 42
39. Klier Andreas (Ger), T-Mobile Team 41
40. Pozzato Filippo (Ita), Quick Step 40
41. Mattan Nico (Bel), Davitamon-Lotto 40
42. Zabel Erik (Ger), T-Mobile Team 37
43. Bettini Paolo (Ita), Quick Step 36
44. Celestino Mirko (Ita), Domina Vacanze 35
45. Van Petegem Peter (Bel), Davitamon-Lotto 35
46. Zaballa Gutierrez Constantino (Sp), Saunier Duval 35
47. Guidi Fabrizio (Ita), Phonak 35
48. Menchov Denis (Rus), Rabobank 35
49. O'grady Stuart (Aus), Cofidis35
50. Honchar Serhiy (Ukr), Domina Vacanze 35
51. Bruseghin Marzio (Ita), Fassa Bortolo 34
52. Backstedt Magnus (Swe), Liquigas-Bianchi 32
53. Karpets Vladimir (Rus), Illes Balears 32
54. Paolini Luca (Ita), Quick Step 30
55. Kirchen Kim (Lux), Fassa Bortolo 30
56. Jaksche Jörg (Ger), Liberty Seguros 30
57. Van Bon Leon (Ned), Davitamon-Lotto 30
58. Landis Floyd (USA), Phonak 30
59. Vicioso Arcos Angel (Sp), Liberty Seguros 28
60. Moreau Christophe (Fra), Credit Agricole 28
61. Caucchioli Pietro (Ita), Credit Agricole 27
62. Horner Christopher (USA), Saunier Duval 26
63. Pellizotti Franco (Ita), Liquigas-Bianchi 26
64. Davis Allan (Aus), Liberty Seguros 25
65. Bennati Daniele (Ita), Lampre-Caffita 25
66. Brochard Laurent (Fra), Bouygues Telecom 25
67. Fertonani Marco (Ita), Domina Vacanze 25
68. Petito Roberto (Ita), Fassa Bortolo 25
69. Michaelsen Lars (Den), Team CSC 25
70. Gil Perez Koldo (Sp), Liberty Seguros 23
71. Mcewen Robbie (Aus), Davitamon-Lotto 22
72. Ballan Alessandro (Ita), Lampre-Caffita 20
73. Moos Alexandre (Sui), Phonak 20
74. Gilbert Philippe (Bel), Française Des Jeux 20
75. Gomez Marchante José Angel (Sp), Saunier Duval 20
76. Sinkewitz Patrik (Ger), Quick Step 18
77. Van Huffel Wim (Bel), Davitamon-Lotto 16
78. Zberg Beat (Sui), Gerolsteiner 15
79. Valjavec Tadej (Slo), Phonak 15
80. Atienza Urendez Daniel (Sp), Cofidis14
81. Mcgee Bradley (Aus), Française Des Jeux 13
82. Fothen Markus (Ger), Gerolsteiner 13
83. Mazzoleni Eddy (Ita), Lampre-Caffita 13
84. Cioni Dario David (Ita), Liquigas-Bianchi 13
85. Elmiger Martin (Sui), Phonak 11
86. Cooke Baden (Aus), Française Des Jeux 11
87. Cuesta Lopez De Castro Iñigo (Sp), Saunier Duval 11
88. Zberg Marcus (Sui), Gerolsteiner 10
89. Beltran Martinez Manuel (Sp), Discovery Channel 10
90. Commesso Salvatore (Ita), Lampre-Caffita 7
91. Leukemans Björn (Bel), Davitamon-Lotto 7
92. Steels Tom (Bel), Davitamon-Lotto 7
93. Kashechkin Andrey (Kaz), Credit Agricole 7
94. Zubeldia Agirre Haimar (Sp), Euskaltel-Euskadi 7
95. Zabriskie David (USA), Team CSC 7
96. Gusev Vladimir (Rus), Team CSC 6
97. Cadamuro Simone (Ita), Domina Vacanze 5
98. Ivanov Serguei (Rus), T-Mobile Team 5
99. Halgand Patrice (Fra), Credit Agricole 5
100. Osa Eizaguirre Unai (Sp), Illes Balears 5
101. Sanchez Gonzalez Samuel (Sp), Euskaltel-Euskadi 4
102. Guerini Giuseppe (Ita), T-Mobile Team 4
103. Casar Sandy (Fra), Française Des Jeux 4
104. Pineau Jérôme (Fra), Bouygues Telecom 3
105. Sevilla Ribera Oscar (Sp), T-Mobile Team 3
106. Bernucci Lorenzo (Ita), Fassa Bortolo 3
107. Totschnig Georg (Aut), Gerolsteiner 3
108. Serrano Rodriguez Marcos Antonio (Sp), Liberty Seguros 3
109. Weening Pieter (Ned), Rabobank 3
110. Förster Robert (Ger), Gerolsteiner 3
111. Le Mevel Christophe (Fra), Credit Agricole 3
112. Galvez Lopez Isaac (Sp), Illes Balears 3
113. Caruso Giampaolo (Ita), Liberty Seguros 2
114. Brandt Christophe (Bel), Davitamon-Lotto 2
115. Arvesen Kurt-Asle (Nor), Team CSC 2
116. Tosatto Matteo (Ita), Fassa Bortolo 2
117. Zandio Echaide Xabier (Sp), Illes Balears 2
118. Merckx Axel (Bel), Davitamon-Lotto 2
119. Vasseur Cédric (Fra), Cofidis2
120. Eisel Bernhard (Aut), Française Des Jeux 2
121. Wrolich Peter (Aut), Gerolsteiner 2
122. Klöden Andreas (Ger), T-Mobile Team 2
123. Kirsipuu Jaan (Est), Credit Agricole 2
124. Grabsch Bert (Ger), Phonak 1
125. Wegmann Fabian (Ger), Gerolsteiner 1
126. Mori Manuele (Ita), Saunier Duval 1
127. Coyot Arnaud (Fra), Cofidis1
128. Clerc Aurélien (Sui), Phonak 1
129. Reynes Mimo Vicente (Sp), Illes Balears 1
130. Gerdemann Linus (Ger), Team CSC 1
131. Lastras Garcia Pablo (Sp), Illes Balears 1
132. Gasparotto Enrico (Ita), Liquigas-Bianchi 1
133. Bileka Volodymyr (Ukr), Discovery Channel 1
134. Horrillo Munoz Pedro (Sp), Rabobank 1
135. Albasini Michael (Sui), Liquigas-Bianchi 1
136. Garzelli Stefano (Ita), Liquigas-Bianchi 1
137. Posthuma Joost (Ned), Rabobank 1
138. Rodriguez Fred (USA), Davitamon-Lotto 1
139. Vanotti Alessandro (Ita), Domina Vacanze 1
140. Knaven Servais (Ned), Quick Step 1
141. Ardila Cano Mauricio Alberto (Col), Davitamon-Lotto 1
142. Scarponi Michele (Ita), Liberty Seguros 1
143. Charteau Anthony (Fra), Bouygues Telecom 1
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