HIGH ROAD WOMEN WIN TOUR OF MONTREAL

Arndt takes final stage and Tour win

(June 5, 2008) - High Road's Judith Arndt won her third stage of the Tour of Montreal today giving her the overall tour win. Riding the prototype Giant TCR Advanced SL bicycle, Arndt won stages 2, 3 and 5—AND the overall victory. The High Road Women also won the overall Team classification.

The win was Arndt's fourth victory in six days including her amazing ride in the Montreal World Cup on Saturday, May 31.

"Judith won today," said High Road director Petra Rossner. "But it was really the team that won. They were all amazing."

After the previous day’s criterium, where Suzanne de Goede (Nuernberger) took the stage win and moved into the yellow jersey by two seconds over Arndt, Team High Road had to go into the final stage on the attack.

Starting in the first lap with Mara Abbott, High Road started their offense. Abbott was in a small break for 75km forcing Equipe Nuernberger to chase hard from the start.

"It was so exciting to know that I had five of the best riders in the world sitting back in the bunch," explained Abbott, "and that I was able to support them and that when the break came back they would be right there… such a rush to be a part of something so FABULOUS."

"In the second-to-last lap," explained Rossner, "the gap started coming down so we started to attack from behind. Chantal, Kate, Oenone and Kim all just kept attacking to make Nuernberger chase."

On the final climb Arndt made her move taking only Sara Carrigan with her. Towards the top she dropped Carrigan and soloed to the finish gaining 26 second on the bunch.

Team-mate Kate Bates explained the excitement after the stage. "Everyone really brought their A game today," she said, "and we rode off each other’s confidence and motivation. It’s just so cool when the race goes exactly to plan, very satisfying."

"They did a brilliant job," added Rossner. "It wasn't that they won. It was the way they did it that makes me proud."

For more information on Team High Road, visit: www.highroadsports.com