Gusev good in Hamburg

Vladimir Gusev's ambitious breakaway attempt with 25 kilometres remaining before finishing eighth in a 15-man sprint left the Russian disappointed, but Team CSC director Scott Sunderland was more than satisfied. "Gusev has good eyes for a race like this and was excellent all day, so he was actually a bit disappointed with his result. However, in a finish like this with 15 riders in the sprint, we can't really ask for more," he said on the team's website, team-csc.com.

"He did good in the spring classics and seems to continue in the fall. It also promises well ahead of the Benelux Tour, where we have a really strong team with Gusev, Julich and Schleck in top shape. [Jakob] Piil and Matti [Breschel] had to abandon the race early, as they weren't feeling very well."

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