ProTour standings T-Mobile control Gent-Wevelgem finale 23 year-old...
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Marcus Burghardt (T-mobile) (Image credit: AFP)
Freire is the new ProTour leader (Image credit: Sirotti)
The peloton rolls (Image credit: Sirotti)
Yowza! That's got to hurt! (Image credit: Sirotti)
The crash on the Kemmel (Image credit: Sirotti)
Hammond and Burghardt (Image credit: Sirotti)
Peter Van Petegem (Quickstep) adjusts his helmet at the start. (Image credit: Gregor Brown/Cyclingnews.com)
Pietro Algeri talks about his rider, Francisco José Ventoso (Saunier Duval-Prodir), at the start. (Image credit: Gregor Brown/Cyclingnews.com)
Tom Boonen (Quickstep) rolls in for the race. (Image credit: Gregor Brown/Cyclingnews.com)
The Time bikes of Cofidis. (Image credit: Gregor Brown/Cyclingnews.com)
Alessandro Cortinovis (Milram) talks about the race. (Image credit: Gregor Brown/Cyclingnews.com)
Antonio Cruz (Discovery Channel) happy with his Ronde and looking forward to the Gent-Wevelgem. (Image credit: Gregor Brown/Cyclingnews.com)
The Discovery Channel bus at the start in Deinze. (Image credit: Gregor Brown/Cyclingnews.com)
Volodymyr Dyudya (Milram) starting in his first Gent-Wevelgem. (Image credit: Gregor Brown/Cyclingnews.com)
Flying frog at the finish in Wevelgem. (Image credit: Gregor Brown/Cyclingnews.com)
Mathew Hayman (Rabobank) before Gent-Wevelgem; unfortunately, he crashed and broke his elbow on the descent of the Kemmelberg. (Image credit: Gregor Brown/Cyclingnews.com)
Iban Mayoz (Euskaltel-Euskadi) explains the team tactics. (Image credit: Gregor Brown/Cyclingnews.com)
Pat McQuaid and Jacques Hanegraaf talk at the race start. (Image credit: Gregor Brown/Cyclingnews.com)
UCI President Pat McQuaid showed up in Belgium to support Unibet.com. (Image credit: Gregor Brown/Cyclingnews.com)
McQuaid explains to the media his problems with the Grand Tours. (Image credit: Gregor Brown/Cyclingnews.com)
Pat McQuaid in Deinze for the start of Gent-Wevelgem. (Image credit: Gregor Brown/Cyclingnews.com)
McQuaid explains how he is upset that the Grand Tours have not held up to its agreements. (Image credit: Gregor Brown/Cyclingnews.com)
McQuaid at the start of Gent-Wevelgem to support Unibet.com (Image credit: Gregor Brown/Cyclingnews.com)
McQuaid focused on solving the Unibet.com situation. (Image credit: Gregor Brown/Cyclingnews.com)
UCI President Pat McQuaid wants Unibet.com in all the ProTour races. (Image credit: Gregor Brown/Cyclingnews.com)
Milram's Colnagos at the start of Gent-Wevelgem. (Image credit: Gregor Brown/Cyclingnews.com)
Pozzato's Cannondale (Image credit: Gregor Brown/Cyclingnews.com)
Filippo Pozzato (Liquigas) was given a special Cannondale for the Milano-Sanremo, which he still uses. (Image credit: Gregor Brown/Cyclingnews.com)
Scott bikes on the back of Saunier's team bus. (Image credit: Gregor Brown/Cyclingnews.com)
Skil's bikes at the start of Gent-Wevelgem. (Image credit: Gregor Brown/Cyclingnews.com)
Tyler Farrar (Cofidis) races Gent-Wevelgem for the first time but, unfortunately, he crashed on the descent of the Kemmelberg. (Image credit: Gregor Brown/Cyclingnews.com)
Peter Van Petegem (Quickstep) on the stage before the start of the 69th Gent-Wevelgem. (Image credit: Gregor Brown/Cyclingnews.com)
Oscar Freire (Rabobank) explains how the race unfolded. (Image credit: Gregor Brown/Cyclingnews.com)
Freire in his new ProTour jersey. (Image credit: Gregor Brown/Cyclingnews.com)
Marcus Burghardt (T-mobile) wins his first pro race (Image credit: all)
Burghardt won and his team-mate Hammond finished second (Image credit: all)
Burghardt hoists his trophy (Image credit: all)
Boonen climbing the Kemmel (Image credit: AFP)
Boonen suffering on the Kemmel (Image credit: AFP)
Burghardt was stunned that his move actually worked (Image credit: AFP)
Burghardt happy with his trophy (Image credit: AFP)
Burghardt on the Kemmel (Image credit: AFP)
Burghardt wins Gent Wevelgem (Image credit: AFP)
Congratulations on the podium (Image credit: AFP)
One of the Euskaltel riders stunned with pain after crashing on the descent of the Kemmel (Image credit: AFP)
Freire leading the six strong breakaway (Image credit: AFP)
Hammond leads the break (Image credit: AFP)
Roger Hammond was happy with the team's performance (Image credit: AFP)
James Vanlandschoot gets a neck brace after crashing (Image credit: AFP)
Marcus Burghardt wins and Hammond celebrates behind (Image credit: AFP)
Stijn Devolder at the Kemmelberg (Image credit: AFP)
Happy T-mobile team-mates Roger Hammond congratulates Burghardt (Image credit: AFP)
Burghardt powers the break (Image credit: AFP)
Roger Hammond and Marcus Burghardt (T-mobile) and Oscar Freire (Rabobank) make up the Gent Wevelgem podium (Image credit: AFP)
James Vanlandschoot is attended to after his crash (Image credit: AFP)
Oscar Freire (Rabobank) gets his ProTour leader's jersey from Pat McQuaid (Image credit: Luc Claessen)
Burghardt shows off his new trophy - a big one! (Image credit: Luc Claessen)
Hammond and Burghardt (Image credit: Luc Claessen)
Hammond, Burghardt and Freire on the podium (Image credit: Luc Claessen)
Robbie McEwen leads the bunch home (Image credit: Luc Claessen)
Hammond is thrilled for his young team-mate (Image credit: Luc Claessen)
Burghardt salutes after winning his first pro race (Image credit: Luc Claessen)
Burghardt wins Gent Wevelgem with room to spare (Image credit: Luc Claessen)
Hammond pulls through with a huge effort after spending much of the day in the front (Image credit: Luc Claessen)
Burghardt leads Hammond in the break (Image credit: Luc Claessen)
Burghardt and Hammond leading the break of six (Image credit: Luc Claessen)
The peloton regrouped and is in full flight in pursuit of the break (Image credit: Luc Claessen)
The peloton split after the crashes on the descent from the Kemmel (Image credit: Luc Claessen)
Alessandro Petacchi (Milram) rides up the Kemmel (Image credit: Luc Claessen)
Freire follows Björn Leukemans (Predictor-Lotto) up the Kemmel (Image credit: Luc Claessen)
A Bouygues Telecom rider on the Kemmel (Image credit: Luc Claessen)
Shrapnel on the Kemmel (Image credit: Luc Claessen)
McEwen concentrates on climbing (Image credit: Luc Claessen)
Fabian Cancellara (CSC) pulled like mad to bring the break back, to no avail (Image credit: Luc Claessen)
Luca Paolini (Liquigas) climbs the Kemmel (Image credit: Luc Claessen)
Freire is the new ProTour leader (Image credit: Luc Claessen)
Tom Boonen (Quickstep) wasn't on a great day (Image credit: Luc Claessen)
Burghardt finds the cobbles to his liking (Image credit: Luc Claessen)
The early break (Image credit: Luc Claessen)
Mengin, Hammond and Brard were off the front for 100km (Image credit: Luc Claessen)
Brard starts to drop off on the Kemmel (Image credit: Luc Claessen)
Boonen has a clear view of the descent (Image credit: Luc Claessen)
Milram on the front (Image credit: Luc Claessen)
Not where he wants to be Jimmy Casper lies on the cobbles (Image credit: Luc Claessen)
Yowza! That's got to hurt! (Image credit: Luc Claessen)
Casper was the worst off after the first crash (Image credit: Luc Claessen)
Jimmy Casper suffered facial lacerations (Image credit: Luc Claessen)
The crash on the Kemmel on the second trip down (Image credit: Luc Claessen)
Sacchi in obvious pain (Image credit: Luc Claessen)
Burghardt leads on the descent (Image credit: Luc Claessen)
The view from the crash (Image credit: Luc Claessen)
Can you raise your arms any higher? (Image credit: Luc Claessen)
He couldn't stop smiling after his first pro win (Image credit: Luc Claessen)
