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92nd Meisterschaft von Zürich - Championship of Zurich - ProT
Switzerland, October 2, 2005
Photography
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Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti
- Brad McGee (Francaise des Jeux) takes another pic for the album
- Ivan Basso (CSC) smiles at the start with Jakob Piil
- Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) gets ready
- Cunego and Bettini before the start
- Chasing through the streets of Zurich
- Carlos Barredo (Liberty Seguros) on the front of the break
- Gorazd Stangelj (Lampre-Caffita) reducing the gap to the leaders for Cunego
- Cunego and Bettini stay close
- Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) enjoying himself
- Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas-Bianchi) suffers on Cancellara's wheel
- Cunego protected by Stangelj
- Bernucci leads the 11 man break
- Spectators watch the leaders at the top of the Pfannenstiel
- The lead break
- Luca Paolini (Quick.Step) drives the pace on the Pfannenstiel
- Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas-Bianchi) in the wet
- Luca Paolini (Quick.Step) helps his teammate Bettini
- Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas-Bianchi) had to play a waiting game today
- Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) ready for a big one
- Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Caffita) with Bettini in tow
- Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) hammers along in the wet
- Quick.Step finished up with five riders in the break of 13
- Vladimir Miholjevic (Liquigas-Bianchi) leads on the Pfannenstiel
- Bernucci and Miholjevic leave Moletta behind on the Pfannenstiel
- Lorenzo Bernucci (Fassa Bortolo) fights hard for second
- Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) concentrates
- It was cold and wet for Bettini in Zurich
- Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) couldn't work on his tan much today
- Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) in front
- Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) solos away
- Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) consults with Parsani
- Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) wins the Championship of Zurich
- Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) celebrates
- Frank Schleck (CSC) beats Bernucci for second
- Lorenzo Bernucci (Fassa Bortolo) post-race
- Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas) after finishing fourth
- Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas-Bianchi) post-race
- That's twice for Bettini in Zurich
- Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) after his win
- A satisfied Paolo Bettini
- Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) with a handy vase
- The podium (L to R:) Frank Schleck (2nd), Paolo Bettini (1st), and Lorenzo Bernucci (3rd)
- UCI pres Pat McQuaid with ProTour winner Danilo Di Luca
- UCI pres Pat McQuaid applauds Di Luca
- Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas-Bianchi): no-one can stop him winning the ProTour now
Images by Roberto Bettini/www.bettiniphoto.net
- Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) salutes as he wins the Championship of Zurich
- The podium (L to R:) Frank Schleck (2nd), Paolo Bettini (1st), and Lorenzo Bernucci (3rd)
- Brad McGee (Francaise des Jeux) hit the deck hard in the difficult conditions
- Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas) completes a great season with overall victory in the inaugural Pro Tour and is congratulated by new UCI President, Pat McQuaid
- Wet and wild conditions for riders in the second-last Pro Tour race
