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Team CSC (UCI Team Code: CSC) is a professional cycling team from Denmark which competes in the road bicycle racing series the UCI ProTour. The team is owned and managed by former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis, under the management of his company Riis Cycling A/S. The main sponsor since the 2001 season and sole name sponsor since 2003, Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), is an IT company located in California, United States. Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Bjarne LykkegÃ¥rd Riis (born April 3, 1964), nicknamed the Eagle from Herning (Danish: Ã˜rnen fra Herning), was a Danish professional road bicycle racer who won the 1996 Tour de France, and is now the team owner and manager of Danish UCI ProTour outfit Team CSC. Other career highlights include... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 Ã— 1200 pixel, file size: 443 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Ryttere fra Team CSC pÃ¥ Valby Bakke under Post Danmark Rundt, 6. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 Ã— 1200 pixel, file size: 443 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Ryttere fra Team CSC pÃ¥ Valby Bakke under Post Danmark Rundt, 6. ... Post Danmark Rundt 2005, peleton on stage 2 near Randers Danmark Rundt is a Danish road bicycle racing stage race. ... A cycling team is a group of cyclists who join a team or are acquired and train together to compete in bicycle races of any kind, whether they are recreational or professional. ... Road bicycle racing is a popular bicycle racing sport held on roads (following the geography of the area), using racing bicycles. ... The UCI ProTour logo The UCI ProTour is a competition under the International Cycling Union (UCI). ... The Tour de France is the worlds best known cycling race, a three week long road race that covers a circuit of most areas around France, and sometimes neighbouring countries. ... Bjarne LykkegÃ¥rd Riis (born April 3, 1964), nicknamed the Eagle from Herning (Danish: Ã˜rnen fra Herning), was a Danish professional road bicycle racer who won the 1996 Tour de France, and is now the team owner and manager of Danish UCI ProTour outfit Team CSC. Other career highlights include... Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) NYSE: CSC is an information technology (IT) and business services company headquartered in El Segundo, California, USA. Its stated mission is to help clients achieve strategic goals and profit from the use of information technology. ... Information technology (IT), as defined by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA)is: the study, design, development, implementation, support or management of computer-based information systems, particularly software applications and computer hardware. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 kmÂ²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ...

Founded for the 1998 season under the name of Team home - Jack & Jones, the team started in cycling's second best division, but since 2000 it has taken part in cycling's top division (currently known as the UCI ProTour, previously as the 1st Division). Since 2000, under differing sponsor names (Team Memory Card - Jack & Jones and CSC-Tiscali), the team has participated in the Tour de France, the most prestigious of the three Grand Tours of cycling. The team has won stages in all three Grand Tours, and team captain Ivan Basso finished second overall in the 2005 Tour de France. Team CSC is regarded by many as the best cycling team in the world, after they successfully defended their team title from 2005 in the 2006 UCI ProTour. In road bicycle racing, a Grand Tour refers to one of the three major European professional cycling stage races: Tour de France - Tour of France Giro dItalia - Tour of Italy Vuelta a EspaÃ±a - Tour of Spain Collectively they are termed the Grand Tours, and all three are similar... Ivan Basso (born November 26, 1977) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, most recently with Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team. ... The 92nd Tour de France was held from July 2 to July 24, 2005. ... The 2005 ProTour was the first year of the newly-introduced UCI ProTour system, in which the ProTour teams are guaranteed, and obliged to, participate in the series of ProTour races. ... The 2006 ProTour is the second year of the UCI ProTour system, in which the ProTour teams are guaranteed, and obliged to, participate in the series of ProTour races. ...

Philosophy

When Bjarne Riis took over the team in the winter of 2000, he hired the former Danish Ranger Corps soldier B.S. Christiansen as a team advisor, and together they would give Team CSC a distinct philosophy from many other professional cycling teams, both in training methods and the climate in the team.^[1] The team works with four values; communication, loyalty, commitment and respect, with the aim of improving their teamwork.^[2] Furthermore, apart from a few select riders for the biggest races of the season, the team rides for the rider who is in the best shape on the day, and also chose to separate the function of team captain (the rider making decisions) and team leader (the rider trying to win) to avoid concentrating the pressure on a single rider.^[3] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Tuscany (Italian Toscana) is a region in central Italy, bordering on Latium to the south, Umbria to the east, Emilia-Romagna and Liguria to the north, and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west. ... JÃ¦gerkorpset (translated from Danish as The Hunter Corps or The Ranger Corps) is a Danish special forces unit, a part of the Royal Danish Army. ... Bjarne Sloth Christiansen (mostly know as BS Christiansen) is a former professional soldier from the Danish special force army unit JÃ¦gerkorpset, who is currently working with coaching and team building. ...

To heighten these values, the Team CSC staff go on yearly outdoor education trips, or so-called "boot camps", undertaking an array of physical challenges under time pressure. According to B.S. Christiansen, the camps have the goal of "teaching people, that they can achieve their goals by cooperating. They have to perform their very best under the worst possible circumstances, where every action has a consequence"^[4], and Bobby Julich, one of the riders, explained that "those days in the bush bonded us much closer and given [sic] us the strategies to work as a team in any racing situation".^[5] Outdoor education (also known as adventure education) usually refers to organized learning that takes place in the outdoors. ... Robert Julich,[1] most commonly referred to as Bobby Julich, (born on November 18, 1971, in Corpus Christi, Texas) is an American professional road bicycle racer who has resided in Glenwood Springs, Colorado since childhood. ...

History

The company behind the team, initially named Professional Cycling Denmark ApS, was created in autumn 1996 by former amateur cycling world champion Alex Pedersen, Finn Poulsen (representing Bestseller a/s), Torben Kølbæk and Johannes Poulsen (from Herning CK), and Bjarne Riis (then a Team Telekom rider).^[6] The team was built on the team license of Danish amateur cycling team Herning CK, with headquarters in Herning, Denmark, with the declared goal of being picked for the 2000 Tour de France. Herning Cykle Klub (or Herning CK) is an amateur road bicycle racing club, located in Herning, Denmark, and founded April 11, 1937 on initiative by E.V.Johansen, with Poul Schmidt as chairman. ... Jan Ullrich leading the T-Mobile team in the team time trial stage of the 2004 Tour de France T-Mobile Team is an international professional road bicycle racing team. ... Location of Herning municipality Herning is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in western Denmark. ... The 2000 Tour de France was won by Lance Armstrong. ...

1998-1999 Team home - Jack & Jones

The team was assembled for the 1998 season, and the first years as a team commenced with Alex Pedersen and Torben Kølbæk as sports directors. The team started out with eleven riders, comprising a mix of first-time professionals along with seasoned Danish veterans Brian Holm and Jesper Skibby who had both competed in the Tour de France multiple times, Skibby having won stage 5 in the 1993 edition. The main sponsors were a Danish real estate agency (home a/s), and a clothes manufacturer (Jack & Jones, a brand owned by Bestseller a/s) and the budget was around €1,000,000 for the 1998 season, including various secondary sponsors.^[7] The team rode its first season in the 2nd Division participating in small races, and during the first month both Christian Andersen and Jesper Skibby had secured minor wins for the fledgling team, with Brian Holm surprisingly deciding to quit the team in April 1998. Brian Holm was born 2 October 1962 in Copenhagen, Denmark. ... Jesper Skibby was born 21 March 1964 in Denmark. ... The 1993 Tour de France was the 80th Tour de France, taking place July 3 to July 27, 1993. ... A real estate broker is in the business of brokering real estate transactions; that is, finding sellers for those who want to buy real estate and finding buyers for those trying to sell real estate. ... home a/s is a Danish chain of real estate agencies, wholly owned by Danske Bank, the largest bank in Denmark. ... Jack & Jones is a casual wear brand of the Danish clothing company Bestseller A/S. The Jack & Jones brand is sold in approximately 2,000 retail shops, of which 270 are Jack & Jones franchises. ... ISO 4217 Code EUR User(s) Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Portugal, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain, Vatican City Inflation 1. ...

The doping scandal in the 1998 Tour de France didn't affect the small team directly, but Bjarne Riis, who was a part of the peloton in the Tour de France, was subsequently branded a doping cheat in the Danish media in early 1999, and Riis decided to sell his stock in Professional Cycling Denmark ApS. Doping drugs on display at The Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland In sports, doping refers to the use of performance-enhancing drugs such as anabolic steroids, particularly those that are forbidden by the organizations that regulate competitions. ... The 1998 Tour de France was marred by doping scandals throughout, starting with the arrest of Willy Voet a soigneur in the French Festina team. ...

Despite the surrounding fuss, the team finished as the overall 32nd best team of the 1998 season, and with an increased budget of around €2,400,000 combined^[8], the number of riders was increased to 14, with riders of a higher standard being brought in. In terms of number of races won, the year 1999 was the most successful season for the team until 2005: with 26 UCI victories the team was promoted to the 1st Division. In September 1999 the team came in the headlines as Belgian rider Marc Streel was tested with a hematocrit level of 53.4%, a value above 50% being an indicator of EPO doping, and he was fired from the team.^[9] Home stopped sponsoring the team, effectively from the end of the season, citing concern about doping in the sport.^[8] Entrance of UCI headquarter at Aigle (Switzerland) Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is a professional cycling union that oversees cycling events in the international community. ... The hematocrit (Ht or HCT) and packed cell volume (PCV) are measures of the proportion of blood volume that is occupied by red blood cells. ... Erythropoietin (IPA pronunciation: , alternative pronunciations: ) or EPO is a glycoprotein hormone that is a cytokine for erythrocyte (red blood cell) precursors in the bone marrow. ...

2000 Team Memory Card - Jack & Jones

For the 2000 season, Memory Card A/S (a Danish producer of memory cards), stepped in as co-sponsor and Danish cyclist Bo Hamburger was brought in as team captain. The 2000 season did not have as many wins as in 1999 but the calibre of victories was higher and the team fulfilled their goal of Tour de France participation when they took part in the 2000 Tour de France. Four major types of memory cards (from left to right: CompactFlash, Memory Stick, Secure Digital, and xD. A memory card or flash memory card is a solid-state electronic flash memory data storage device used with digital cameras, handheld and laptop computers, telephones, music players, video game consoles, and other... Bo Hamburger (born May 24 1970 in Frederiksberg) is a former Danish bicyclist. ... The Tour de France is the worlds best known cycling race, a three week long road race that covers a circuit of most areas around France, and sometimes neighbouring countries. ... The 2000 Tour de France was won by Lance Armstrong. ...

In April 2000 Nicolai Bo Larsen was tested with a 51% hematocrit level, but unlike Streel he wasn't fired, as Bo Larsen had been tested with a 47% level the day before. The morning after his incriminating result of 51%, he again tested with 47%.^[10] However, the apparent double standards of the team in dealing with doping was detrimental to its image in the Danish public and Jack & Jones did not want to prolong their sponsoring deal, despite Bo Larsen later being acquitted of doping charges by a medical report.^[11]

In the fall of 2000, Bjarne Riis took over Professional Cycling Denmark ApS and the team. After the 2000 season the contract with Jack & Jones expired, and Bjarne Riis did not want to continue working with Memory Card due to their dire financial difficulties.

2001-2002 CSC-Tiscali

CSC (Computer Sciences Corporation) and the European Internet provider World Online took over as sponsors in a combined sponsorship of around €4,500,000 between the two companies.^[12] World Online was bought by the Italian telecom giant Tiscali, and so the team changed name on July 1, 2001 to CSC-Tiscali. Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) NYSE: CSC is an information technology (IT) and business services company headquartered in El Segundo, California, USA. Its stated mission is to help clients achieve strategic goals and profit from the use of information technology. ... Archaeological village of Nuragici people, in Sardinia, Italy. ...

In April 2001, Bo Hamburger was tested positive with a newly developed EPO test method^[13], which distinguished the natural EPO in the body from synthetic EPO used in doping by determining the percentage of basic EPO. The first test of Bo Hamburger showed 82.3% which was above the maximum limit of 80% imposed by the UCI, but as his secondary tests showed both 82.4% and 78.6% he was found "not guilty" in a case that ultimately resulted in his acquittal by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in 2002^[13]. Bo Hamburger was released from his contract with CSC-Tiscali in September 2001. Acids and bases: Acid-base reaction pH Self-ionization of water Buffer solutions Systematic naming Acid-base extraction Acidity function Proton affinity Acids: Strong acids Weak acids Superacids Lewis acids Mineral acids Organic acids Bases: Strong bases Weak bases Superbases Lewis bases Organic bases edit In chemistry, a base is... The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS; Tribunal Arbitral du Sport or TAS in French) is an arbitration body set up to settle disputes related to sports. ...

The team first gained international prominence after signing French cycling star Laurent Jalabert before the 2001 season, following his many years with the Spanish ONCE team of Manolo Saiz. Knowing that he intended to retire at the end of the 2002 season, Jalabert said that, "I wanted to retire with a French team, but nobody gave me a good offer, so I went with CSC instead". At the time, CSC was sponsored by the French bike manufacturer LOOK, which is closely associated with Jalabert. The team also signed American rider Tyler Hamilton, formerly of the U.S. Postal Service cycling team. The 2001 season was a breakthrough season with Jalabert's win of the King of the Mountains competition and a stage on Bastille Day at the Tour de France, winning him popularity with the French cycling fans. The season ended with Jalabert winning the 2001 Clásica de San Sebastián, showing that he was still the man for the classics. Photograph of Laurent Jalabert, present at the arrival of the Tour dAlsace at the Ballon dAlsace, France, 2005 // Biography Laurent Jalabert was born in France in 1968, a professional cyclist from 1989-2002. ... ONCE (pronounced own-say), or Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles, is a Spanish national charity lottery founded on December 13, 1938 to raise funds and provide services for the blind. ... Manolo Saiz is the manager of the Spanish professional road bicycle racing team Liberty Seguros-WÃ¼rth team, formerly known as team ONCE. Manolo Saiz (on the far side) of the Liberty Seguros-WÃ¼rth team riding in the team car. ... LOOK, established at Nevers, France in 1951, was originally a ski equipment manufacturer. ... Tyler Hamilton Tyler Hamilton (born March 1, 1971 in Marblehead, Massachusetts) is an American professional road bicycle racer. ... The US Postal Service Pro Cycling Team presented by Berry Floor operated from 1996 through 2004, and during its time fielded one of the biggest names in modern cycling: Lance Armstrong. ... The King of the Mountains is the title given to the best climber in a cycling road race. ... The Champs-Ã‰lysÃ©es decorated with flags for the 14 July. ... The Clasica San Sebastian is a bicycle race held every summer since 1981 in the Basque region of Spain. ...

2002 was another breakthrough season, with Tyler Hamilton finishing second in the Giro d'Italia despite a broken scapula. The team also nearly won the team time trial event at the 2002 Tour de France, thwarted by an unfortunate flat tire. But Jalabert once again won the King of the Mountains competition, and later in the year he repeated his victory at the Clásica de San Sebastián. He retired at the end of the season, as planned. The Giro dItalia, also simply known as the Giro, is a long distance road bicycle race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May or early June in and around Italy. ... Left scapula - front view () Left scapula - rear view () In anatomy, the scapula, or shoulder blade, is the bone that connects the humerus (arm bone) with the clavicle (collar bone). ... A Team Time Trial (TTT) is a road-based bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). ... The Tour de France of 2002 started in Luxembourg on July 6, 2002, and ended in Paris on July 28. ...

2003-2008 Team CSC

In 2003, Riis renamed Professional Cycling Denmark ApS to Riis Cycling A/S. Tiscali ceased sponsorship, and Riis Cycling A/S was unable to find a new co-sponsor, hence the team changed the name from "CSC-Tiscali" to "Team CSC" and continued the 2003 season on a reduced budget. The headquarters of Riis Cycling A/S was moved from Herning to the headquarters of one of their sponsors, the Danish insurance company Alm. Brand in Lyngby, a Copenhagen suburb. Insurance is a system to alleviate financial losses by transferring risk of loss from one entity to another. ... Kongens Lyngby (shortform Kgs. ... For other uses, see Copenhagen (disambiguation). ...

In the 2003 season Tyler Hamilton stepped up to be the team leader with the ultimate goal of challenging for the General Classification (GC) of the 2003 Tour de France. He won the classics Liège-Bastogne-Liège and was in great form, when he was seriously injured again, breaking his collarbone in a massive pile-up on stage 1 of the Tour de France. This saw him lose a lot of time on the GC. He made it up by winning a stage of the Tour and finishing in fourth place, and his teammate Carlos Sastre also won a stage in the same edition of the race. The General Classification (or GC) in bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-stage bicycle races. ... The Tour de France of 2003 started and ended in Paris. ... LiÃ¨ge-Bastogne-LiÃ¨ge, often called La Doyenne (the oldest woman), is one of the five Monuments of the European professional road cycling calendar, and the oldest. ... ... Sastre during the Stage 20 individual time trial (St Etienne) of the 2005 Tour de France. ...

Hamilton decided to switch to the Swiss team Phonak in 2004, citing a lack of support from Riis. The team hired Italian talent Ivan Basso from the Fassa Bortolo team with the intention of grooming him to be the GC contender for the Grand Tours. Basso had won the maillot blanc youth classification for riders under 25 years of age in the 2002 Tour de France, and with his podium placing in the 2004 Tour de France he showed that he is a contender for the future. Team Phonak in a Team time trial event at the Giro del Mediterraneo. ... 2005 Rund um den Henninger Turm Fassa Bortolo (2000-2005) was a professional road bicycle racing team founded in 2000 and lead by Giancarlo Ferretti. ... The Maillot blanc (French for white jersey) is the jersey given to the best young rider in the Tour de France as determined by the best overall time. ... The 91st Tour de France (July 3 - July 25, 2004). ...

Following an off-season with financial problems and wage cuts for a number of riders^[14], the 2005 spring season was the strongest ever for Team CSC, with a number of high profile wins by Bobby Julich and Jens Voigt. With his victory in Paris-Nice, Bobby Julich became the first ever rider to wear the leader's jersey in the newly instated UCI ProTour race series. This was followed by three stage wins in Giro d'Italia, one by David Zabriskie and two by Ivan Basso, though Basso's hope for an overall victory was foiled by a stomach bug. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2816x2112, 1431 KB) Description: Germany Mannheim Deutsche Meisterschaft im Einer-StraÃŸenfahren CSC Linus Gerdemann Christian MÃ¼ller Jens Voigt Date: 2005-06-26 photographer: Heidas Wikipedia account All pictures please use this discussion page File links The following pages link... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2816x2112, 1431 KB) Description: Germany Mannheim Deutsche Meisterschaft im Einer-StraÃŸenfahren CSC Linus Gerdemann Christian MÃ¼ller Jens Voigt Date: 2005-06-26 photographer: Heidas Wikipedia account All pictures please use this discussion page File links The following pages link... Christian MÃ¼ller, born 1 March 1982, is a German professional road bicycle racer. ... Linus Gerdemann is a German professional road bicycle racer born 16 September 1982. ... Jens Voigt Jens Voigt (born September 17, 1971) is a German professional road bicycle racer. ... An Individual Time Trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: contre la montre - literally against the watch). There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials (TTT). ... Robert Julich,[1] most commonly referred to as Bobby Julich, (born on November 18, 1971, in Corpus Christi, Texas) is an American professional road bicycle racer who has resided in Glenwood Springs, Colorado since childhood. ... Jens Voigt Jens Voigt (born September 17, 1971) is a German professional road bicycle racer. ... Paris-Nice, nicknamed the race to the sun, is an annual professional cycling stage race held annually each March. ... The Giro dItalia, also simply known as the Giro, is a long distance road bicycle race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May or early June in and around Italy. ... David Zabriskie (born January 12, 1979 in Salt Lake City) is a professional road bicycle racer from the United States with a talent for winning individual time trials. ... Ivan Basso (born November 26, 1977) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, most recently with Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team. ...

Midway through the 2005 Tour de France, CSC extended their sponsorship until 2008^[15] at a higher financial level, enabling Riis to renew the contract with Basso for an additional three years. Basso managed to get second place in the tour, after the retiring Lance Armstrong, and the team also got a stage win, with David Zabriskie's win in the prologue. The fall season yielded more success in the ProTour, as Bobby Julich achieved overall victory in the Eneco Tour of Benelux in addition to Carlos Sastre's coming in second overall, and Nicki Sørensen's stage win in, the Vuelta a España. Team CSC ended as the winner of the 2005 ProTour team competition, with Bobby Julich as the #8 ranked individual rider of the year, the highest placed rider in the CSC team. Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971) is a retired American professional road racing cyclist. ... The Eneco Tour of Benelux or Eneco Tour is a multi-stage road cycling race and is part of the UCI ProTour. ... Sastre during the Stage 20 individual time trial (St Etienne) of the 2005 Tour de France. ... Nicki SÃ¸rensen was born 14 May 1975 in Denmark. ... The Vuelta a EspaÃ±a bicycle race is one of the three Grand Tours of Europe and, after the Tour de France and the Giro dItalia, is the third most important road cycling stage race in the world. ... See also: UCI ProTour // 2005 ProTour Results 2005 ProTour Points System 2005 ProTour Individual Rankings 2005 ProTour Team Rankings 2005 ProTour Nation Rankings External Links Official Website ...

Currently the team uses Cervelo-brand bikes and Shimano components. The arrangement with the small Canadian manufacturer works out well for CSC, as Cervelo's strength is in time-trial bikes, while CSC has a good number of riders who excel in that discipline. This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Shimano, Inc. ...

2006 season

In 2006, with sponsorship secured for several years, the pre-season focus was to contend for the win of all three Grand Tours, with team captains Ivan Basso riding for both Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France, and Carlos Sastre for Vuelta a España.^[16] Both riders looked to improve upon their runner-up places in 2005 in the Tour and Vuelta, respectively. The team has several time trialists, including Americans Dave Zabriskie, who has won time trials at the Giro and the Tour, Olympic bronze medallist Bobby Julich, as well as Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara, who is a man for the spring classics. Other high-profile riders include German rider Jens Voigt, whose constant attacking style has earned him many wins, and Stuart O'Grady from Australia, the only top sprinting name in the team. The 89th Giro dItalia was held from May 6 to May 28, 2006. ... The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23, 2006. ... The 61st Vuelta a EspaÃ±a (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, will be held from August 26 to September 17, 2006. ... Fabian Cancellara (born March 18, 1981) is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer. ... Stuart OGrady is an Australian cyclist, born on 6 August 1973 in Adelaide, South Australia. ...

The first victory of the 2006 UCI ProTour season came in the prologue of Paris-Nice by defending champion Bobby Julich, before he sustained an injury later in the race, at a time where he was no longer a contender for the overall victory. The spring season was plagued with further injuries, hitting a third of the team, most notably Stuart O'Grady.^[17] Nonetheless, the new team member Fabian Cancellara secured the second ProTour win in the year for the team in the individual time trial of Tirreno-Adriatico, and later followed up by winning the spring classic Paris-Roubaix. CSC and Cancellara's choice of the ultra light weight Cervelo R3 frame for the grueling Paris-Roubaix race surprised many commentators. Luxembourg cyclist Fränk Schleck followed up on Cancellara's lead and won the Amstel Gold Race a week later. The 2006 ProTour is the second year of the UCI ProTour system, in which the ProTour teams are guaranteed, and obliged to, participate in the series of ProTour races. ... Tirreno-Adriatico, the race of the two seas, is an elite cycle race following a route between the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic coasts of Italy. ... Begun in 1896, Paris-Roubaix, third of the ten UCI World Cup races, has become the most famous single-day bicycle road race. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... FrÃ¤nk Schleck (born 15 April 1980) is a Luxembourgian professional road bicycle racer currently riding for Team CSC. Before the 2005 season, FrÃ¤nk Schleck got the company of his kid brother Andy Schleck on Team CSC, and they split the 2005 national championships between them, FrÃ¤nk winning... The Amstel Gold Race is a road bicycle racing race held (mostly) in the southern part of the province of Limburg, The Netherlands. ...

Before the first big goal of the season, Team CSC surprised everyone by announcing^[18] that Carlos Sastre would ride the Giro d'Italia as a helper for Ivan Basso, indicating that he would ride all three great tours. Last years winner Paolo Savoldelli was the strongest rider in the first stages, and Jan Ullrich took a surprise win in the ITT ahead of Ivan Basso, but from the point where the peloton hit the mountains, Ivan Basso dominated the race with three stage wins on mountain finishes, and a win in the team time trial to the team which never lost control of the race. Ivan Basso ended up winning with a margin 9'18'' to the surprise runner-up José Enrique Gutiérrez. Paolo Savoldelli (born in Clusone, Province of Bergamo, May 7, 1973) is the Italian road racing cyclist for UCI Pro Tour team Discovery Channel and winner of the 2002 and 2005 Giro dItalia. ... Jan Ullrich (born December 2, 1973 in Rostock, East Germany, now Germany) is a retired German professional road bicycle racer. ... The peloton (from French, literally meaning ball and related to the English word platoon), bunch or pack is the large main group in a road bicycle race. ... A Team Time Trial (TTT) is a road-based bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). ... JosÃ© Enrique Gutierrez Cataluna (born June 18, 1974 in Valencia) is a Spanish professional road racing cyclist. ...

On 30 June 2006, the management of Tour de France announced at a press conference, that Ivan Basso would not be riding in the 2006 Tour de France as a result of his apparent involvement in the Spanish doping scandal. Carlos Sastre took over as captain after the initial confusion, and was the strongest rider in the favorite group on the last mountain stages, but a poor performance in the last time trial placed him in fourth place overall. The team also scored two stage wins, the most impressive being Fränk Schleck's win on Alpe d'Huez after a strong team effort. Jens Voigt had already won a flat stage after a long break away, and contributed strongly to both Schleck's win, and Sastre's placement in the stage. The OperaciÃ³n Puerto doping case (derived from OperaciÃ³n Puerto meaning Operation Mountain Pass[1]) was a scandal in which 200 athletes including a number of cyclists were accused of using prohibited doping practices to enhance their performance. ... Alpe dHuez is a mountain at in the Central French Alps, located on the territory of the commune of Huez, in the IsÃ¨re dÃ©partement. ...

The autumn season was dominated by the unresolved issue of Ivan Basso's involvement in Operación Puerto, and what Bjarne Riis might have known about it^{[citation needed]}. The case against Ivan Basso was eventually dropped on lack of evidence^{[citation needed]}, but without him authorizing a DNA test that could have cleared him conclusively. After that, the contract between Ivan Basso and Team CSC was cancelled by mutual consent^[19], and Team CSC started an ambitious anti-doping program^[20] together with the notable Danish anti-doping expert Rasmus Damsgaard. Meanwhile, on the road, Jens Voigt totally dominated Deutschland Tour, winning overall and three stages, including both a mountain finish and an individual time trial. Carlos Sastre managed to become #4 overall in Vuelta a España after starting out in the lead when Team CSC won the initial team time trial. This was his fifth Grand Tour in a row. The 2006 edition of the Deutschland Tour cycle race will take place in Germany from August 1 to August 9, 2006. ... In road bicycle racing, a Grand Tour refers to one of the three major European professional cycling stage races: Tour de France - Tour of France Giro dItalia - Tour of Italy Vuelta a EspaÃ±a - Tour of Spain Collectively they are termed the Grand Tours, and all three are similar...

Staff

2007 team roster

The following table contain all people who have contract with Team CSC for the 2007 season ^[21], as well as their birth year, nationality, where they rode before (neo-pro means this was their first year as a professional), which year they entered the team (some may have been riding for the team before, then the year is when they returned to the team for this spell), how long their contract last, and if they have made any other commitments after their contract expires.

On 28 December 2006, Team CSC had 28 riders under contract for 2007. December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Arvesen at the 2005 Tour de France Kurt Asle Arvesen (born February 9, 1975) is a professional road bicycle racer from Eresfjord, Norway. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Team Fakta was a Danish professional road bicycle racing team, which was active in the seasons 1999 to 2003. ... Lars Yting Bak was born 16 January 1980 in Denmark. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... BankGiroLoterij was the name of a Dutch profesional road bicycle racing team. ... Michael Blaudzun (born 30 April 1973 in Denmark) is a Danish cyclist. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Presentation of the 2006 team in Mallorca. ... Matti Breschel (born 31 August 1984 in Ballerup, Denmark) is a professional road bicycle racer who currently rides for UCI ProTour outfit Team CSC. He got his breakthrough with small Danish Team PH, finishing 6th at the U/23 Cycling World Championship in Verona in 2004 where he helped fellow... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Fabian Cancellara (born March 18, 1981) is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... 2005 Rund um den Henninger Turm Fassa Bortolo (2000-2005) was a professional road bicycle racing team founded in 2000 and lead by Giancarlo Ferretti. ... ÃÃ±igo Cuesta LÃ³pez de Castro (born 2 June 1969) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Saunier Duval-Prodir Team is a Spanish road bicycle racing team, which participate in the 2005 UCI ProTour. ... Matthew Goss (born 5 November 1986) is an Australian professional road bicycle racer and track racer, currently riding for the Australian talent team South Australia. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Volodymyr Hustov (Ukrainian: , sometimes transliterated to Volodymir Gustov; born 15 February 1977) is a Ukrainian professional road bicycle racer who currently rides for Team CSC. He began his career in 2000 with Italian team Fassa Bortolo. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ... 2005 Rund um den Henninger Turm Fassa Bortolo (2000-2005) was a professional road bicycle racing team founded in 2000 and lead by Giancarlo Ferretti. ... Juan JosÃ© Haedo (born 26 January 1981 in Chascomus, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine professional road racing cyclist and former track cyclist. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team (UCI Team Code: TUP) is a continental professional bicycle racing team based in USA and participates in UCI Continental Circuits races, mainly in the UCI America Tour, as well as many other races in North America. ... Allan Johansen was born 14 July 1971 in Denmark. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... BankGiroLoterij was the name of a Dutch profesional road bicycle racing team. ... Robert Julich,[1] most commonly referred to as Bobby Julich, (born on November 18, 1971, in Corpus Christi, Texas) is an American professional road bicycle racer who has resided in Glenwood Springs, Colorado since childhood. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Presentation of the 2006 team in Mallorca. ... Kasper Klostergaard was born 22 May 1983 in Denmark. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Alexandr Kolobnev (born May 4, 1981) is a Russian professional road bicycle racer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia_(bordered). ... The Rabobank team during the 2005 Rund um den Henninger Turm race. ... Karsten Kroon (January 29, 1976, Dalen) is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... The Rabobank team during the 2005 Rund um den Henninger Turm race. ... Marcus Ljungqvist was born 26 October 1974 in Falun, Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Pro Cycling Team Liquigas-Bianchi (short form: Liquigas-Bianchi) in an Italian road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Lars Michaelsen was born 13 March 1969 in Denmark. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Team Bianchi was a makeshift team that was put together from the remnants of the Coast team in time for the 2003 Tour de France. ... Stuart OGrady is an Australian cyclist, born on 6 August 1973 in Adelaide, South Australia. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Cofidis is a French professional road bicycle racing team sponsored by the insurance company Cofidis. ... Martin Pedersen was born 15 April 1983 in Denmark. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Luke Roberts (25 January 1977 - ) is an Australian cyclist specialising in both Track cycling and Road bicycle racing. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Sastre during the Stage 20 individual time trial (St Etienne) of the 2005 Tour de France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... The Liberty Seguros-WÃ¼rth cycling team is sponsored by Liberty Seguros, an insurance company under the wing of Liberty Mutual insurance. ... Andy Schleck (born June 16, 1985) is a Luxembourgian professional road bicycle racer who, since 2005, has been riding for the Team CSC outfit in the UCI ProTour race series. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Luxembourg. ... FrÃ¤nk Schleck (born 15 April 1980) is a Luxembourgian professional road bicycle racer currently riding for Team CSC. Before the 2005 season, FrÃ¤nk Schleck got the company of his kid brother Andy Schleck on Team CSC, and they split the 2005 national championships between them, FrÃ¤nk winning... Image File history File links Flag_of_Luxembourg. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Nicki SÃ¸rensen was born 14 May 1975 in Denmark. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Team Fakta was a Danish professional road bicycle racing team, which was active in the seasons 1999 to 2003. ... Vandevelde in his Liberty Seguros outfit. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Liberty Seguros-WÃ¼rth cycling team is sponsored by Liberty Seguros, an insurance company under the wing of Liberty Mutual insurance. ... Jens Voigt Jens Voigt (born September 17, 1971) is a German professional road bicycle racer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... CrÃ©dit Agricole is the main sponsor of a French professional cycling team managed by Roger Legeay. ... David Zabriskie (born January 12, 1979 in Salt Lake City) is a professional road bicycle racer from the United States with a talent for winning individual time trials. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team Logo Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team (UCI Team Code: DSC) is a US-based professional road bicycle racing team. ...

Sports Directors

Bjarne LykkegÃ¥rd Riis (born April 3, 1964), nicknamed the Eagle from Herning (Danish: Ã˜rnen fra Herning), was a Danish professional road bicycle racer who won the 1996 Tour de France, and is now the team owner and manager of Danish UCI ProTour outfit Team CSC. Other career highlights include... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Jan Ullrich leading the T-Mobile team in the team time trial stage of the 2004 Tour de France T-Mobile Team is an international professional road bicycle racing team. ... Kim Andersen was born 2 October 1958 in Denmark. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Team Fakta was a Danish professional road bicycle racing team, which was active in the seasons 1999 to 2003. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Team Bianchi is a makeshift team that was put together from the remnants of the Coast team in time for the 2003 Tour de France. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Team Fakta was a Danish professional road bicycle racing team, which was active in the seasons 1999 to 2003. ... Dan Frost (born January 22, 1961) is a retired track cyclist from Denmark, who won the gold medal for his native country in the mens points race at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially-built banked tracks or velodromes (but many events are held at older velodromes where the track banking is relatively shallow) using track bicycles. ... JÃ¸rgen V. Pedersen (born October 8, 1959) is a retired Danish road bicycle racer, and as of 2007 sports director at Team CSC[1]. He participated in Tour de France in 1985, 1986, and 1987 for the Carrera team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ...

Prominent past staff

Former Team CSC staff are riders and sporting directors previously employed by the UCI ProTour cycling team Team CSC. // Former riders Former stagiaire Former sports directors External links Official Team CSC site Trap-Friis. ... Ivan Basso (born November 26, 1977) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, most recently with Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... 2005 Rund um den Henninger Turm Fassa Bortolo (2000-2005) was a professional road bicycle racing team founded in 2000 and lead by Giancarlo Ferretti. ... Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team Logo Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team (UCI Team Code: DSC) is a US-based professional road bicycle racing team. ... Jakob Storm Piil was born 3 September 1973 in Denmark. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Acceptcard Pro Cycling, also known as Team Acceptcard was a Danish professional road bicycle racing team, which was active in the seasons 1998 to 1999. ... Presentation of the 2006 team in Mallorca. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... TVM was a Dutch road bicycle racing team. ... Presentation of the 2006 team in Mallorca. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... 2005 Rund um den Henninger Turm Fassa Bortolo (2000-2005) was a professional road bicycle racing team founded in 2000 and lead by Giancarlo Ferretti. ... Andrea Tafi was an Italian cyclist who retired in 2005. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Mapei was sponsoring an Italian road bicycle racing team namedafter it from 1993 to 2002. ... Tyler Hamilton Tyler Hamilton (born March 1, 1971 in Marblehead, Massachusetts) is an American professional road bicycle racer. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The US Postal Service Pro Cycling Team presented by Berry Floor operated from 1996 through 2004, and during its time fielded one of the biggest names in modern cycling: Lance Armstrong. ... Team Phonak in a Team time trial event at the Giro del Mediterraneo. ... Michael Rasmussen (born June 1, 1974 in TÃ¸llÃ¸se) is a Danish professional road bicycle racer who rides for Dutch team Rabobank. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Mountain biker riding in the Arizona desert. ... The Rabobank team during the 2005 Rund um den Henninger Turm race. ... Photograph of Laurent Jalabert, present at the arrival of the Tour dAlsace at the Ballon dAlsace, France, 2005 // Biography Laurent Jalabert was born in France in 1968, a professional cyclist from 1989-2002. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... ONCE (pronounced own-say), or Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles, is a Spanish national charity lottery founded on December 13, 1938 to raise funds and provide services for the blind. ... Rolf SÃ¸rensen was born 20 April 1965 in Helsinge, Denmark. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... The Rabobank team during the 2005 Rund um den Henninger Turm race. ... Landbouwkrediet-Colnago (UCI Team Code: LAN) is a professional continental cycling team based in Belgium that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events. ... Bo Hamburger (born May 24 1970 in Frederiksberg) is a former Danish bicyclist. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Jesper Skibby was born 21 March 1964 in Denmark. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... TVM was a Dutch road bicycle racing team. ... Public relations (PR): Building sustainable relations with all publics in order to create a postive brand image. ... Brian Holm was born 2 October 1962 in Copenhagen, Denmark. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Jan Ullrich leading the T-Mobile team in the team time trial stage of the 2004 Tour de France T-Mobile Team is an international professional road bicycle racing team. ... Acceptcard Pro Cycling, also known as Team Acceptcard was a Danish professional road bicycle racing team, which was active in the seasons 1998 to 1999. ...

Notable wins

Since the founding of Team CSC in 1998, its various riders have won more than 200 victories for the team. Here are listed the most meriting wins, consisting of Grand Tour stages, Classics wins, and overall wins in the UCI ProTour racing series. This list of major Team CSC wins only accounts races won by Team CSC under the UCI regime. ... The Classic cycle races are the most prestigious one-day professional cycling road races in the international calendar. ...

2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... The Tour de France of 2001 was relatively short, but also difficult, with a number of heavy mountain stages, a team time trial and a climbing time trial. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Photograph of Laurent Jalabert, present at the arrival of the Tour dAlsace at the Ballon dAlsace, France, 2005 // Biography Laurent Jalabert was born in France in 1968, a professional cyclist from 1989-2002. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 170 days remaining. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Clasica San Sebastian is a bicycle race held every summer since 1981 in the Basque region of Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... The Giro dItalia, also simply known as the Giro, is a long distance road bicycle race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May or early June in and around Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Tyler Hamilton Tyler Hamilton (born March 1, 1971 in Marblehead, Massachusetts) is an American professional road bicycle racer. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years). ... Paris-Tours is a French single day classic cycling race which takes place in October towards the end of the European season. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Jakob Storm Piil was born 3 September 1973 in Denmark. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... LiÃ¨ge-Bastogne-LiÃ¨ge, often called La Doyenne (the oldest woman), is one of the five Monuments of the European professional road cycling calendar, and the oldest. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... The Tour de France of 2003 started and ended in Paris. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Sastre during the Stage 20 individual time trial (St Etienne) of the 2005 Tour de France. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... The 91st Tour de France (July 3 - July 25, 2004). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Ivan Basso (born November 26, 1977) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, most recently with Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... These are the results for the 2005 edition of the Paris-Nice race, won by Bobby Julich, who had been third in 2004. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Robert Julich,[1] most commonly referred to as Bobby Julich, (born on November 18, 1971, in Corpus Christi, Texas) is an American professional road bicycle racer who has resided in Glenwood Springs, Colorado since childhood. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (136th in leap years). ... The 88th Giro dItalia was held in 2005 from May 7 to May 29, running for about 3500 kilometers. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... David Zabriskie (born January 12, 1979 in Salt Lake City) is a professional road bicycle racer from the United States with a talent for winning individual time trials. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... The 92nd Tour de France was held from July 2 to July 24, 2005. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The 2005 Eneco Tour of Benelux road cycling race took place from August 3 to August 10. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... These are the results for the 2005 edition of the Vuelta a EspaÃ±a cycling race. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Nicki SÃ¸rensen was born 14 May 1975 in Denmark. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... These are the results for the 2006 edition of the Paris-Roubaix cycling classic. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Fabian Cancellara (born March 18, 1981) is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... The Amstel Gold Race 2006 is the 40th edition of the road bicycle race Amstel Gold Race held on April 16, 2006. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... FrÃ¤nk Schleck (born 15 April 1980) is a Luxembourgian professional road bicycle racer currently riding for Team CSC. Before the 2005 season, FrÃ¤nk Schleck got the company of his kid brother Andy Schleck on Team CSC, and they split the 2005 national championships between them, FrÃ¤nk winning... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (132nd in leap years). ... A Team Time Trial (TTT) is a road-based bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). ... The 89th Giro dItalia was held from May 6 to May 28, 2006. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (135th in leap years). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23, 2006. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Jens Voigt Jens Voigt (born September 17, 1971) is a German professional road bicycle racer. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... The 2006 edition of the Deutschland Tour cycle race will take place in Germany from August 1 to August 9, 2006. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (239th in leap years). ... A Team Time Trial (TTT) is a road-based bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). ... The 61st Vuelta a EspaÃ±a (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from August 26 to September 17, 2006. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini era. ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... The 2007 (105th) edition of the Paris-Roubaix cycling classic is set to take place on April 15, 2007. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Stuart OGrady is an Australian cyclist, born on 6 August 1973 in Adelaide, South Australia. ...

References

Ekstra Bladet is a Danish tabloid newspaper focusing on sensationalist stories. ... DVD (commonly known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ... The 91st Tour de France (July 3 - July 25, 2004). ... The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, and video games. ...

Footnotes

Danish coins The Danish krone is the currency used in Denmark and the Danish dependency of Greenland. ... DCU logo The Danish Cycling Federation or DCU (in Danish: Danmarks Cykle Union) is the national governing body of cycle racing in Denmark. ... Danmarks Radio (normally referred to as just DR) is Denmarks national broadcasting corporation. ... Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) NYSE: CSC is an information technology (IT) and business services company headquartered in El Segundo, California, USA. Its stated mission is to help clients achieve strategic goals and profit from the use of information technology. ... Eurosport is the largest European sports satellite and cable network available in 54 countries and broadcasting in 18 different languages. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... November 13 is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 48 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... November 25 is the 329th (in leap years the 330th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining. ... Michael Blaudzun (born 30 April 1973 in Denmark) is a Danish cyclist. ... ÃÃ±igo Cuesta LÃ³pez de Castro (born 2 June 1969) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. ... Volodymyr Hustov (Ukrainian: , sometimes transliterated to Volodymir Gustov; born 15 February 1977) is a Ukrainian professional road bicycle racer who currently rides for Team CSC. He began his career in 2000 with Italian team Fassa Bortolo. ... Giovanni Lombardi born 20 July 1969 in Pavia, Italy, is an Italian road bicycling racer. ... Arvesen at the 2005 Tour de France Kurt Asle Arvesen (born February 9, 1975) is a professional road bicycle racer from Eresfjord, Norway. ... Lars Yting Bak was born 16 January 1980 in Denmark. ... Fabian Cancellara (born March 18, 1981) is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer. ... ÃÃ±igo Cuesta LÃ³pez de Castro (born 2 June 1969) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. ... Stuart OGrady is an Australian cyclist, born on 6 August 1973 in Adelaide, South Australia. ... Volodymyr Hustov (Ukrainian: , sometimes transliterated to Volodymir Gustov; born 15 February 1977) is a Ukrainian professional road bicycle racer who currently rides for Team CSC. He began his career in 2000 with Italian team Fassa Bortolo. ... Marcus Ljungqvist was born 26 October 1974 in Falun, Sweden. ... Sastre during the Stage 20 individual time trial (St Etienne) of the 2005 Tour de France. ... Nicki SÃ¸rensen was born 14 May 1975 in Denmark. ...

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