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RACE REPORTS: 73RD TOUR DE SUISSE STAGE 2: EISEL SPRINTS TO VICTORY
Road Bike Action & AFP
June 14, 2009
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Bernhard Eisel
(Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
Austria's Bernhard Eisel won the second stage of the Tour of Switzerland on Sunday, sprinting to victory in the 150km run at Davos. The Columbia rider finished ahead of Germany's Gerald Ciolek and Spain's triple world champion Oscar Freire while Fabian Cancellara, who was 11th, kept the overall lead.
After teammate Tony Martin had attacked on a first category climb, moving into the lead of the King of the Mountains classification, Eisel seized his chance in the 100-rider bunch sprint. It was his first victory since the Paris-Bourges one-day race last autumn. "I went for a long sprint, found my own line and, above all, I didn't look back until I crossed that finish line," said Eisel. "It was a very technical finish. Fortunately (teammate) George Hincapie gave me a really good lead out, so I was in a great position to go for it and go for the stage win."
73rd Tour de Suisse
June 13-21, 2009
Stage 2: June 14, Davos - Davos, 150km
1. Bernhard Eisel (AUT/THR) 3h36:54,
2. Peter Velits (SVK/MRM) @ s.t.
3. Oscar Freire (ESP/RAB)
4. Francesco Gavazzi (ITA/LAM)
5. José Joaquin Rojas (ESP/GCE)
6. Xavier Florencio (ESP/CTT)
7. Sebastian Siedler (GER/VBG)
8. Lloyd Mondory (FRA/ALM)
9. Enrico Gasparotto (ITA/LAM)
10. Daniel Moreno (ESP/GCE)
Overall Classification After Stage 2
1. Fabian Cancellara (SUI/SAX) 3h46:12
2. Roman Kreuziger (CZE/LIQ) @ 0:22
3. Andreas Klöden (GER/AST) @ 0:25
4. George Hincapie (USA/THR) @ 0:27
5. Tony Martin (GER/THR) @ 0:34
6. Kim Kirchen (LUX/THR) @ 0:34
7. Maxime Monfort (BEL/THR) @ 0:35
8. Gustav Erik Larsson (SWE/SAX) @ 0:36
9. Heinrich Haussler (GER/CTT) @ 0:37
10. Lars Boom (NED/RAB) @ 0:37
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