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8/7/10

Denmark: Two for One

It was a big day at the Tour of Denmark, marking the running of two stages in the same day.
STAGE 4
The morning stage featured a light 100 km cruise leading up to a bunch sprint. A breakaway tried to escape, and got quite an advantage. HTC Columbia would not be denied however, and set up their signature chase followed by their leadout train. The only question that remained was which of their two top sprinters would be the one on the podium. It was Mark Renshaw this time, who beat out teammate Goss to the line for some glory of his own (because he is so used to giving it to others). The GC remained the same, but it was only the beginning of the day.
Stage Results
1. Mark Renshaw
2. Matthew Goss
3. Alex Rasmussen
STAGE 5
The afternoon time trial would essentially decide the race, and Saxo certainly put their best foot forward. Jakob Fuglsang had the third best TT of the day, and grabbed the lead going into the last day of the race. Fuglsang, racing in his home tour, is all but a shoe in now to be on top of the podium tomorrow. Svein Tuft won the stage, narrowly beating out Richie Porte by less than a second in a frantic sprint to the line.
Stage Results
1. Svein Tuft
2. Richie Porte
3. Jakob Fuglsang
General Classification
1. Jakob Fuglsang
2. Svein Tuft -27
3. Matthew Busche -1:35
4. Martin Mortensen -1:38
5. Rasmus Guldhmmer -1:45
6. Matti Breschel -1:45
7. Sergey Firsanov -1:45
8. Lars Bak -1:48
9. Maxim Belkov -1:51
10. Joost Van Leijen -1:59
Points
1. Matti Breschel 36
2. Matthew Goss 35
3. Mark Renshaw 32
King of the Mountains
1. Michael Kristensen 36
2. Kasper Jebjerg 30
3. Michael Reihs 28
Young Rider
1. Rasmus Guldhmmer
2. Sep Vanmarcke -49
3. Gert Dockx -1:30
Team Standings
1. Team Saxo Bank
2. Vacansoleil Pro Team -2:23
3. Garmin-Transitions -2:37
Tomorrow should be a bunch sprint, and an easy finish for Fuglsang. Keep an eye on the points race, though, as there should be some good in-fighting near the end.

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