Cancellara bright spot during bad week for CSC

By Jeff Jones

Fabian Cancellara's victory in Stage 5 of Tirreno-Adriatico was a bright moment in an otherwise gloomy week for Team CSC. With five riders out of action after crashing this week, team director Scott Sunderland looked at the weather today - 3 degrees Celsius, melting snow and rain - with some trepidation. Had it not been for that, Sunderland told Cyclingnews that the course would have been "probably one of the nicest TT courses you could have," as it wasn't overly technical.

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