Cancellara Won Stage and Leader's Jersey
[16.03 16:01] With a brilliant effort Team CSC's World Champ Fabian Cancellara dominated the 26-kilometer time trial from Macerata to Recanati – so much so that the Swiss rider now has the overall lead in Tirreno-Adriatico.
Cancellara won with 22 seconds down to former teammate David Zabriskie (Slipstream) and now has an overall lead of 16 seconds on Enrico Gasperotto from Barloworld.
”I was really fired up at the prospect of taking the jersey, but I knew it would take more than just winning the stage. Everything turned out perfectly and it was a great victory right now both for me and the team. Tomorrow's stage is tough, but if we can keep everything tight there's a good chance of us winning the race. My primary goal here was to prepare for the classics, but I'm also meant to win if the opportunity comes along and of course I saw my chance here, because I've been able to keep up on the climbs as well as I have. I haven't been under any pressure or stress, but today's main objective was to snatch that jersey and now of course we'll try and hang on to it. Winning Tirreno-Adriatico would be an excellent opening to the classics for all of us,” said a happy Fabian Cancellara after his third victory in 2008.
Gustav Larsson was second best for Team CSC in seventh place and now holds the same position in the overall standings.
Macerata -> Recanati, 26km ITT; Results |
