Team HTC Takes Team Time Trial
HTC-Columbia has emerged victorious in the opening team time trial of the Vuelta a Espana, a 13 kilometre late night race against the clock through the streets of Seville.

Mark Cavendish was the first HTC-Columbia rider across the line,making him the race’s first leader. HTC-Columbia was ten seconds faster than second placed Liquigas-Doimo on the completely flat course held through the centre of Seville, with Saxo Bank in third.

“As soon as we did the first training ride on the course on Thursday even after ten minutes on the bike we were riding so well together I had the feeling we were going to win,” said Cavendish.

“The team time trial is my favorite discipline because the whole team gets rewarded, it’s special that way, and at the same time you need to get it one hundred percent right for it to work.”

What a day!
The world cup final in Windham, NY, ended for the SCOTT-Swisspower Team better than ever! With the 2nd place of Nino Schurter, Florian Vogel in 3rd and 21st place of Patrik Gallati (2nd best U23 rider) SCOTT-Swisspower not only won the world cup team ranking at the Windham WC, even more important, Nino Schurter is the new world cup champion 2010! 

Florian Vogel moved up two spots ending up in 4th and Patrik Gallati in 5th overall (U23). With the overall title Nino not only sets a new highlight in his career, he also broke a record again by winning worlds and world cup at the young age of 24. Not even Miguel Martinez or Julien Absalon was so young getting their titles. 

Tight in points
Before the final round it was still very unclear who is going to take the crown. Schurter, Absalon and Kulhavy where tight in points. 

Absalon was out for the overall after lap one by getting a flat tire. An unusual big group with the Swiss armada including Schurter, Vogel, Sauser and Flückiger, plus Kulhavy (CZE), Stander (RSA), Hermida (ESP) and Fumic (GER) stayed together 2/3 of the race. In the last lap it was a battle in between Schurter, Vogel, Sauser and Kulhavy. European champion Kulhavy was the fastest to the finish line. Nino secured his overall title by finishing 2nd, followed by Vogel who came in superb 3rd place.


Milestone
The 2010 performance of team SCOTT-Swisspower is a milestone. Even the boys reached a lot this year they are still hungry for more at next weekend’s world championship in Mt. St. Anne, Canada. In the shape they are right now, they don’t have to be afraid of anyone. Tough, the competition is so tight these days; it takes a perfect race to win one of the medals. 

Worldcup-Final, Windham (USA), Men:
1. Jaroslav Kulhavy (CZE) 1.39.28 +0.00 
2. Nino Schurter (SUI) 1.39.42 +0.14 
3. Florian Vogel (SUI) 1.39.43 +0.15 
4. Christoph Sauser (SUI) 1.39.45 +0.17 
5. Lukas Flückiger (SUI) 1.40.12 +0.44 
6. Julien Absalon (FRA) 1.40.39 +1.11 
7. José Hermida (ESP) 1.40.47 +1.19 
8. Burry Stander (RSA) 1.41.25 +1.57 
9. Maro Aurelio Fontana (ITA) 1.41.59 +2.31 
10. Sergio Manceton Gutierrez (ESP) 1.42.09 +2.41 

21. Patrik Gallati (SUI) 1.46.02 +6.34 

Overall World-Cup 2010
1. Nino Schurter (SUI) 1136 
2. Julien Absalon (FRA) 1040 
3. Jaroslav Kulhavy (CZE) 1040 
4. Florian Vogel (SUI) 795 
5. José Hermida (ESP) 795 
6. Mathias Flückiger (SUI) 710
7. Christoph Sauser (SUI) 590
8. Manuel Fumic (GER) 570
9. Burry Stander (RSA) 567 
10. Ruben Ruzafa (ESP) 494

Martin wins TT and overall at Eneco

The Eneco Tour is Martin's first overall win in a ProTour course and his fifth of the 2010 season.

"Winning the last time trial is a truly perfect way of ending the race, and it will keep me really motivated for the final part of the year," Martin said. "It's a great feeling to have taken such an important win, and I'm now on track for my next few targets."

"I'll ease back a little bit now, and then start my final build-up for the World Championships Time Trial in Australia with a ride in the Tour of Britain. I can't say what will happen in the World Championships, and it'll be hard to beat [defending champion] Fabian Cancellara, but I've been working hard on my time trialling and we'll see how it goes."

A day earlier, Andre Greipel took his second stage victory at this year's Eneco Tour on SCOTT FO1 project bike.


Like the rest of his teammates, Greipel worked hard all day to help Martin defend his race lead on the hilly stage in the Ardennes but still had the speed to win the sprint in Heers.

"This is a very special victory for me," Greipel said proudly. "It was a hard stage and not really suited to the sprinters. I was seriously struggling to stay in the peloton after working to help Toy Martin hold the lead. With 10km to go to the finish, I went back to the team car and they told me to save myself for the sprint. I was really hurting but fortunately I had a little bit left and it was enough to win."

Florian Vogel wins on Scale 29er

Ready for worlds
Florian Vogel and Nino Schurter are ready fort he big show down at world cup finals and world championships! At the Racer Bikes Cup in Muttenz, Florian won the well-attended final round of the cup riding on his brand new SCOTT Scale 29er. He beat Ralph Näf by 11 seconds. Nino Schurter, also riding a 29er, outsprinted Absalon again for third place.

First victory of a 29er bike The 29er wave arrived in Europe. With the super lightweight 949-gram 29er frame, SCOTT is ready for this market and again set a benchmark that is reason enough for the team riders to give it a try. The result is impressive. After riding his 29er for two days only, Florian takes home a sweet victory over a strong field.

The race The course was fast, the race tactical. 8 riders, including SCOTT pilots Vogel, Schurter and Gallati stayed together until two laps to go. After a crash of Schurter, Ralph Näf and Florian Vogel escaped. Half a lap to go Flo gained a few seconds on Ralph, enough to win his second race within a month. Patrik Gallati showed he is hot for worlds as well. He stayed with the best until the end, finishing in 7th, which made him the U23 winner.

Count down The count down has started. This Saturday in Windham, New York, Nino tries to win the overall world cup title for the first time. He is tight with Absalon and Khulavy. But believes in his chance. Besides the world cup he wants to defend his world champion title the week after in Mt. St. Anne, Canada. The world champion jersey is also Florian Vogel’s dream. That he can win, he proved again this weekend. Roger Walder and Andri Frischknecht finished in third, but won the overall title in their category. In addition SCOTT-Swisspower won the 2010 team ranking.

Elite 
1. VOGEL Florian, Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing 1:50:51,4 
2. NÄF Ralph, Multivan Merida Biking Team +0:11,2 
3. SCHURTER Nino, Scott- Swisspower MTB Racing +0:22,0 
4. ABSALON Julien (FRA)
5. SAUSER Christoph, 
6. KAUFMANN Lukas         
7. GALLATI Patrik, Scott-Swisspower MTB Racing +0:54,5 
8. GIGER Fabian SG           
9. LITSCHER Thomas
10. FLÜCKIGER Lukas