HEW-Cyclassics-Cup - ProT

Hamburg, Germany, July 31, 2005

Photography

Race Day - Sunday, July 31

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Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) has each of each hairs in perfect position before the start.
Time to put on the racing lid. That won't do anything for his hair-do.
Erik Zabel (T-Mobile) in one of his last races wearing the magenta colours, having announced his separation from the team today.
Italian champ Enrico Gasparotto (Liquigas-Bianchi).
ProTour leader Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas-Bianchi) and team-mate Enrico Gasparotto thoroughly enjoying their time in front of the camera.
Igor Astarloa (Barloworld-Valsir) is hoping for a good August classics campaign.
Hey, is that...
Why, yes it is! Hello Johan!
The Fassa Bortolo boys consider their team's future... not good.
Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) puts his chains away.
Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) gives himself a manicure.
Sprinters Petacchi and Boonen shake hands. Why? Because someone asked them.
Erik Zabel (T-Mobile) didn't want to miss out.
Erik Zabel (T-Mobile) isn't giving anyone any clues as to his future whereabouts.
Jan Ullrich (T-Mobile), immensely popular as ever.
The breakaway duo of Leif Hoste (Discovery Channel) and Jorg Ludewig (Domina Vacanze) built up a sizeable lead of more than 13 minutes earlier in the race.
Hoste and Ludewig go past the start/finish amongst a sea of fans.
With the break almost 14 minutes ahead, Gerolsteiner and T-Mobile take to the front to bring back the breakaway.
The peloton enjoys smooth roads compared to those seen at the Belgian classics.
The peloton goes through the start/finish in the centre of Hamburg
Jan Ullrich (T-Mobile) did plenty of work today, but missed the final winning move.
Luca Paolini (Quick.Step) drives the break.
Erik Zabel (T-Mobile Team) did well for an old-timer, winning the bunch sprint for 16th place.
The Quick.Step duo of Luca Paolini (L) and Filippo Pozzato (M) sail past Liberty Seguros' Allan Davis (R).
And it's Pippo Pozzato... or is it?
Both Paolini and Pozzato seem to think they've won it.
But it's Filippo Pozzato (Quick.Step) who gets the win.
Filippo Pozzato (Quick.Step) is escorted to the anti-doping control, a mandatory requirement as race winner.
And the crowd confirms it.
So does the trophy (note big chainring).
Filippo Pozzato (Quick.Step) helps his second-placed team-mate Luca Paolini onto the podium.
And the trophy confirms it (note small chainring).
The podium - Luca Paolini (Quick.Step, 2nd), Filippo Pozzato (Quick.Step, 1st) and Allan Davis (Liberty Seguros, 3rd).
Just so you all know how ugly those podium girls are. Not.
I'm so lonely... Someone's feeling a little left out...
Paolini and Pozzato take in the Italian national anthem.
The Quick.Step boyz hit the P squared today!
Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas-Bianchi) enjoys a virtually unassailable lead in the ProTour.

Images by AFP Photo

Shall we dance? Pozzato and Paolini cross the line together
Heyyyy, we did it! Quickstep teammates Pozzato and Paolini celebrate just before hitting the finish line

Images by Andrea Hübner/www.velo-photos.com

Jukka Vastaranta (Rabobank)
Jan Ullrich (T-Mobile)
Paolo Bettini (Quickstep-Innergetic)
Luca Paolini (Quickstep-Innergetic)
Giosuè Bonomi (Lampre-Caffita) before the start
Karsten Kroon (Rabobank)
Allan Davis (Liberty Seguros-Würth)
The start of the 10th HEW Cyclassics
Thomas Voeckler (Bouygues Telecom)
Fabian Cancellara (Fassa Bortolo)
Tom Boonen (Quickstep-Innergetic)
Russian Champion for 2005 Sergey Ivanov (T-Mobile)
The peloton passes the finish line im Hamburg for the second time
The peloton
The podium girls didn't enjoy the weather in Hamburg
Winner Filippo Pozzato (Quickstep-Innergetic)
Allan Davis (Liberty Seguros-Würth)
Luca Paolini and Filippo Pozzato (Quickstep-Innergetic)
Luca Paolini (Quickstep-Innergetic)
A happy winner: Filippo Pozzato (Quickstep-Innergetic)
Pro-Tour leader Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas-Bianchi)
Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas-Bianchi)