Zürich: Three CSC riders in Top 7

Team CSC made an impressive effort in the 93rd edition of the Swiss classic Züri-Metzgete. Stuart O'Grady took the second place, after himself and teammate Fabian Cancellara worked very in the decisive break. Cancellara finished fifth and Nicki Sørensen seventh.

During the final climb, Samuel Sanchez escaped from the lead group and managed to maintain his gap over his pursuers in the rainy streets of Zürich. Initially, both Cancellara and O'Grady were dropped on the climb, but they stubbornly worked their way back together. Cancellara sacrificed himself for O'Grady, catching up with the group several times after getting dropped on the climbs in the finale, and the Australian as a result was able to take the second place ahead of Gerolsteiner's Davide Rebellin. In the end, CSC placed four riders amongst the top twelve.

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