Tuesday, September 11, 2007

T of MISSOURI, STG 1 - the LAST 5 KM . .. BMC gives it a go










16:56 EDT Eight riders of BMC are on the front. They've taken over Discovery Channel's position on the front. They'll be setting up Dan Schmatz, who's actually from here and will be wanting a win.16:57 EDT Behind BMC's eight riders is the Kodak / Sierra Nevada team and the Discovery Channel team.16:59 EDT 132km/5km to go They're on the backside of the final circuit. Two riders are off the front.17:00 EDT George Hincapie (Discovery Channel) and Sergey Lagutin (Navigators) are off the front. They've got a 150 m gap. Lagutin initiated the move. This course is a good one for Hincapie.17:01 EDT BMC is chasing hard. Hincapie has been brought back. So has Lagutin.17:02 EDT 115km/22km to go Team Slipstream has taken over at the front. They're setting up Brad Huff, who's also a local rider. Slipstream has five riders at the front. BMC is behind them.17:03 EDT 134km/3km to go Christian Lademann (Team Sparkasse) is attacking at the front. He was in the Olympics and is a known pursuiter.17:03 EDT 135km/2km to go Behind Lademann is the peloton. There is less than 3km to go. Now the group is all back together - Lademann was caught. Slipstream is driving it.17:04 EDT Slipstream has Schmatz sitting on.

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