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18th Post Danmark Rundt - Tour of Denmark - 2.HC
Denmark, July 30-August 3, 2008
Photography
Stage 6 - August 3: Slagelse - Frederiksberg, 165km
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- The final podium (l-r): Steve Cummings (Barloworld), Jakob Fuglsang (Team Designa Køkken) and Tom Stamsnijder (Gerolsteiner).
- Overall winner Jakob Fuglsang (Team Designa Køkken) has just signed a two-year contract with Team CSC-Saxo Bank.
- Team CSC-Saxo Bank won the teams classification award.
Stage 3 - August 1: Padborg – Vejle, 200km
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Images by Frank Rud Jensen/www.cykel-sport.dk
- The break was away already with two laps remaining.
- The break-away group starts the last lap of the race.
- Matti Breschel (Team CSC Saxo Bank) takes his second victory in as many days in his home Tour.
- Breschel was too strong in the sprint for his companions.
- Martin Mortensen (Team Designa Køkken) leads the most agressive rider competition.
- The stage podium (l-r): Jakob Fuglsang (Team Designa Køkken), Matti Breschel (Team CSC Saxo Bank) & Tom Stamsnijder (Gerolsteiner).
- Breschel remains the leader overall.
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- Matti Breschel powered away from his break mates and consolidated his GC lead.
- CSC is known for its team spirit and this is how team-mates celebrate a win.
Stage 2 - July 31: Skjern - Sønderborg, 220km
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Images by Kenneth Møller Christensen/www.cyclingworld.dk
- Ruben Bongiorno (CSF Group Navigare), who wore yellow going into stage two, accepts a gift.
- Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC Saxo Bank celebrates his stage win.
- Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC Saxo Bank in yellow after winning stage two.
Images by Frank Rud Jensen/www.cykel-sport.dk
- The peloton are released by the chief commissaries.
- Jacob Nielsen (Glud & Marstrand Horsens) goes on the attack.
- Brian Vandborg (Team GLS - Pakke Shop) leads the peloton.
- Thomas Bendixen (Team Løgstør - Cycling for Health) leads the break-away.
- CSF Group Navigare control the front of the peloton.
- The peloton, lead by a CSC rider , come to one of the intermediate sprints.
- Brit, Roger Hammond (Columbia) takes one of the sprints.
- Thomas Bendixen leads a group off the back, which contained overnight leader Guillermo Ruben Bongiorno (CSF Group Navigare) with 2 laps remaining.
- Matti Breschel (Team CSC Saxo Bank) in full flight as he storms to the win in stage 2.
- Breschel (Team CSC Saxo Bank) was obviously happy with the win.
- How’s this for a victory salute!
- The stage podium (l-r): Jurgen Roelandts (Silence Lotto), Matti Breschel (Team CSC Saxo Bank), Markus Zberg (Gerolsteiner).
- Matti Breschel (Team CSC Saxo Bank) took over the overall lead thanks to his stage win.
- Breschel (Team CSC Saxo Bank) also leads the young rider classification.
- Martin Mortensen (Team Designa Køkken) leads the mountains classification.
- Breschel (Team CSC Saxo Bank) is the point’s classification leader.
Stage 1 - July 30: Holstebro-Holstebro, 175 km
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- Frank Hoj is riding for the Danish National Team in the Post Danmark Tour.
- Jacob Nielsen (Glud & Marstrand Horsens) leads the breakaway.
- Ruben Bongiorno (CSF Group Navigare) took the first leader's jersey.
- The CSC-Saxo Bank team is presented.
- Ruben Bongiorno (CSF Group Navigare) takes the sprint.
Images by Frank Rud Jensen/www.cykel-sport.dk
- Team GLS - Pakke Shop
- The GLS - Pakke Shop boys rock out at the team presentation.
- The three-man breakaway led by Martin Mortensen (Team Designa Kokken)
- The peloton waits to chase the break.
- The battle for the intermediate sprint in the breakaway between Martin Mortensen and Kristoffer Gudmund Nielsen, with Jacob Nielsen trailing.
- CSC-Saxo Bank tried setting up Matthi Breschel, but he came in fourth.
- Ruben Bongiorno (CSF Group Navigare) gets the first win in Denmark.
- Ruben Bongiorno (CSF Group Navigare) takes stage one in a sprint.
- Stage one winner Ruben Bongiorno
- The stage one podium: Swiss champ Markus Zberg (Gerolsteiner), Ruben Bongiorno (CSF Navigare), and Sebastian Siedler (Skil-Shimano)
- Ruben Bongiorno (CSF Group Navigare) enjoys his podium time.
