GREAT WEEKEND FOR ROAD RACERS RIDING GIANT!

CAVENDISH AND WIGGINS WIN MADISON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Team High Road’s British duo of Mark Cavendish and Bradley Wiggins won the Madison at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Manchester, England. It’s Wiggins third gold medal of the championships. More results are at:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/track/2008/mar08/wtc08/?id=results/wtc084

HIGH ROAD MEN GO 1-2 IN TT OF CRITERIUM INTERNATIONAL
Charleville-Mézières, France (March 30 2008) - 20-year-old Norwegian Edvald Boasson Hagen successfully fended off some of professional cycling’s best-known time trialists to clinch stage three of the Criterium International for Team High Road.
Riding against specialists like David Zabriskie and Bobby Julich of the USA, David Millar of Great Britain and Spain’s Luis Leon Sanchez, Boasson Hagen stopped the clock for the 8.3 kilometre course in a time of 10 minutes and 16 seconds. It was his first win in High Road colors after joining the team this winter.

Boasson Hagen’s German team-mate Tony Martin proved to be the second fastest on the time trial, giving High Road the top two places on the stage. Germany’s Jens Voigt won overall.

“Edvald did a classy ride, he made no mistakes and calculated his strength perfectly.” enthused High Road’s directeur sportif at the Criterium International, Valerio Piva.
“At the half-way time check he was one second down on Tony, and then he turned up the throttle to finish seven seconds ahead. That shows real control and power.”
“The course was made a lot tougher because of the incessant rain, so even though our guys were off early they didn’t have an advantage because of better weather conditions. It was the same for everybody.”
“Even so, Edvald beat guys as well-known as Zabriskie and Millar. For a 20-year-old, it’s an amazing achievement, and one which really bodes well for the future.”
“On top of that Tony finished just seven seconds down. It’s been a great day’s riding for the team.”

After riding the Hel van het Mergelland in Holland with High Road’s other young pros next Saturday [April 5th], Boassen Hagen’s next top level challenge will be the Ardennes Classics at the end of April.

Piva was equally pleased to see Australian Adam Hansen making his return to racing at the Criterium International following his appalling crash in Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne.
“It was his first event back but he still marked a provisional best for the time trial and finished tenth on the stage. Today’s result is a sign that Adam’s making a fast, solid recovery.”
Boasson Hagen’s victory is the 15th for High Road’s men’s team this season.

For more on Team High Road see www.highroadsports.com
More details and results can be found at:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2008/mar08/critint08/critint083


HIGH ROAD WOMEN FINISH 1-2-3 IN SAN DIMAS
The High Road women’s team dominated the San Dimas Stage Race in San Dimas CA. Kim Anderson won the overall; and she and team mate Alex Rhodes dominated the 2nd and 3rd stages with Rhodes taking first and Anderson second in each stage. In stage 2 Mara Abbot claimed third and Emilia Fahlin took 4th. In stage 3, Rhodes and Anderson again went 1-2, and Fahlin came in third. Photos from the race here are courtesy of Tim Meza.
For more on Team High Road see www.highroadsports.com
More race results are at:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2008/mar08/sandimas08/sandimas083 and at http://www.scvelo.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72:a-clean-sweep-for-the-high-road-women&catid=41:event-headlines&Itemid=62


AMGEN-GIANT MASTERS TEAM DOMINATES SAN DIMAS STAGE RACE MASTERS
In the Masters’ Men 45+ race, the Amgen-Giant team made multiple podium appearances at San Dimas. In the final stage 3, Peter Sullivan placed 1st, with Steven Strickler 4th, and Wayne Stetina 5th. Overall, Stetina was 2nd in the 3-day event, and Keith Ketterer was 3rd. Stetina also was winner of the polka-dot KOM jersey. Photos are courtesy of Tim Meza, who placed 24th in the third stage with Team Simple Green. Details of the race are at http://www.scvelo.com