Tuesday, April 25, 2006

This Just In ...

Discovery Channel's Paolo Savoldelli, the defending Giro d'Italia champion, won the prologue of the 60th Tour de Romandie on Tuesday.

Former Tour de France champion Jan Ullrich made his season debut. Ready for this (OK, so Leonard already knew)? Ullrich (note belly in Graham Watson's picture), who had been sidelined with an inflamed right knee and last raced eight months ago, finished 90th of 163 racers, 26 seconds back.

"I have a lot to catch up. I've never started the season so late," Ullrich said. "It was fun to ride after so long. I didn't go all out on this very technical course."

Guess not.

Spain's Alejandro Valverde was .64 back in second. Australia's Bradley McGee was third.

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Tuesday, April 25, 2006

This Just In ...

Discovery Channel's Paolo Savoldelli, the defending Giro d'Italia champion, won the prologue of the 60th Tour de Romandie on Tuesday.

Former Tour de France champion Jan Ullrich made his season debut. Ready for this (OK, so Leonard already knew)? Ullrich (note belly in Graham Watson's picture), who had been sidelined with an inflamed right knee and last raced eight months ago, finished 90th of 163 racers, 26 seconds back.

"I have a lot to catch up. I've never started the season so late," Ullrich said. "It was fun to ride after so long. I didn't go all out on this very technical course."

Guess not.

Spain's Alejandro Valverde was .64 back in second. Australia's Bradley McGee was third.

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