Eindhoven team time trial - PT

Netherlands, June 24, 2007

2006 Results Results Past winners

Masters of the TTT, CSC makes it two for two

For the second year running, Team CSC won the ProTour Team Time Trial in Eindhoven on Sunday. The teams competed on a parcours of 48.6km. Team CSC won by less than a second ahead of Tinkoff Credit Systems with Milram in third place 12 seconds back.

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T-Mobile struggled in the wet conditions to finish 22nd.
US time trial champion Dave Zabriskie leads the CSC charge.
CSC started slowly and hit the afterburners in the closing stages.
CSC driving it home on the damp roads around Eindhoven.
Team Milram led by Ukranian time trial champion Andriy Grivko.
Gerolsteiner, winners in 2005, were well of the pace today in 20th.
Dutch time trial champion Stef Clement drives the Bouygues Telecom train.
The French squad had a tough day, finishing almost five minutes down on CSC.
Euskaltel-Euskadi aren't renowned for their prowess against the clock and it showed today.
Cofidis had a strong start, placing third at the first time check, but faded in the closing stages.
Francaise des Jeux heading to 16th place.
Unibet.com favoured a double paceline formation.
Team Milram missed out on the win by 12 seconds.
Tinkoff Credit Systems wanted to win badly but were edged into second by CSC.
Liquigas keep a neat formation.
Dutch squad Skil-Shimano were looking to impress on home roads.
Pro Continental team Wiesenhof-Felt.
The men in turquoise: Astana ride to an 11th place finish.
Saunier Duval - Prodir led by Latvian time trial champion Raivis Belohvosciks.
Discovery Channel faded in the final quarter of the race to finish fourth.
Caisse d'Epargne with Alejandro Valverde on the front.
Belohvosciks peels off after a turn.
Predictor-Lotto had a respectable ride for ninth.
Ag2R Prévoyance.
Quick Step-Innergetic.
Astana grit it out through the rain.
Discovery Channel have a history of success in team time trials.
Caisse d'Epargne drive it home.
Mathew Hayman (l) and the Rabobank squad.
Michael Barry on the front for T-Mobile.
Big Bert Roesems doing the business for Predictor-Lotto.
Quick Step got a little ragged in the closing stages.
Lampre Fondital finished 19th.
Hungarian time trial champion Laszlo Bodrogi leads Credit Agricole.
Team CSC took their second ProTour TTT in succession.
Flowers for the CSC boys.

Results - 48.6 km

1 Team CSC                             53.36.75 (54.39 km/h)
2 Tinkoff Credit Systems                0.00.43
3 Milram                                0.12.38
4 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team    0.24.31
5 Liquigas                              0.30.25
6 Quick Step-Innergetic                 0.51.26
7 Caisse d'Epargne                      0.56.36
8 Crédit Agricole                       0.59.84
9 Predictor - Lotto                     1.15.75
10 Ag2R Prévoyance                      1.45.21
11 Astana                               1.49.60
12 Rabobank                             1.51.18
13 Saunier Duval-Prodir                 1.52.43
14 Cofidis, le crédit par téléphone     2.11.83
15 Skil-Shimano                         2.13.04
16 Francaise des Jeux                   2.32.49
17 Wiesenhof-Felt                       2.34.28
18 Unibet.com                           2.36.79
19 Lampre - Fondital                    2.37.35
20 Gerolsteiner                         2.47.01
21 Euskaltel-Euskadi                    2.47.46
22 T-Mobile Team                        2.50.39
23 Bouygues Telecom                     4.51.34
 
Intermediate timing
 
14.6 km
 
1 Milram                               15.32.85
2 Tinkoff Credit Systems                0.04.06
3 Cofidis, le crédit par téléphone      0.12.81
4 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team    0.17.23
5 Team CSC                              0.23.07
6 Liquigas                              0.30.71
7 Quick Step-Innergetic                 0.31.05
8 Predictor - Lotto                     0.33.23
9 Crédit Agricole                       0.36.83
10 Unibet.com                           0.39.03
11 Astana                               0.40.09
12 Wiesenhof-Felt                       0.41.55
13 Caisse d'Epargne                     0.42.57
14 Bouygues Telecom                     0.44.24
15 Ag2R Prévoyance                      0.47.63
16 Rabobank                             0.48.36
17 Skil-Shimano                         0.53.07
18 Saunier Duval-Prodir                 0.54.35
19 Francaise des Jeux                   0.54.46
20 Euskaltel-Euskadi                    0.57.10
21 Lampre - Fondital                    1.11.61
22 T-Mobile Team                        1.14.12
23 Gerolsteiner                         1.16.87
 
29.7 km
 
1 Tinkoff Credit Systems               30.22.83
2 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team    0.02.18
3 Team CSC                              0.02.28
4 Milram                                0.02.86
5 Cofidis, le crédit par téléphone      0.09.20
6 Liquigas                              0.22.11
7 Quick Step-Innergetic                 0.31.17
8 Crédit Agricole                       0.41.89
9 Predictor - Lotto                     0.45.22
10 Caisse d'Epargne                     0.52.73
11 Astana                               0.53.40
12 Ag2R Prévoyance                      1.02.44
13 Bouygues Telecom                     1.08.52
14 Rabobank                             1.09.38
15 Saunier Duval-Prodir                 1.13.60
16 Francaise des Jeux                   1.29.31
17 Wiesenhof-Felt                       1.30.01
18 Unibet.com                           1.31.58
19 Skil-Shimano                         1.35.60
20 Euskaltel-Euskadi                    1.35.91
21 Gerolsteiner                         1.43.81
22 Lampre - Fondital                    1.43.98
23 T-Mobile Team                        1.45.85
 
37.5 km
 
1 Team CSC                             40.07.12
2 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team    0.01.55
3 Tinkoff Credit Systems                0.01.73
4 Milram                                0.09.62
5 Liquigas                              0.21.31
6 Cofidis, le crédit par téléphone      0.24.81
7 Quick Step-Innergetic                 0.39.60
8 Crédit Agricole                       0.52.00
9 Caisse d'Epargne                      1.01.73
10 Predictor - Lotto                    1.04.66
11 Astana                               1.18.38
12 Ag2R Prévoyance                      1.21.38
13 Saunier Duval-Prodir                 1.25.28
14 Bouygues Telecom                     1.29.69
15 Rabobank                             1.33.97
16 Wiesenhof-Felt                       1.50.70
17 Skil-Shimano                         1.56.04
18 Francaise des Jeux                   1.58.47
19 Unibet.com                           2.00.58
20 Gerolsteiner                         2.04.00
21 Euskaltel-Euskadi                    2.09.96
22 Lampre - Fondital                    2.11.42
23 T-Mobile Team                        2.23.05

Past winners

2006 CSC
2005 Gerolsteiner
 
Past winners courtesy of Mario Stiehl, www.world-of-cycling.com