Lars Bak 20th After Final Stage of The Giro
Category: Global NewsNot even a bike change on the last 1000 meters of this years Giros crucial fight against the clock prevented Rabobank's Denis Menchov from winning the Giro d'Italia 2009. He finished the last stage of 14.4 kilometers in 19 minutes and six seconds and his nearest rival, Danilo di Luca, used 19 minutes and 27 seconds to do the same distance. Surprisingly, Ignatas Konovalovas won the stage in 18,42.
Team Saxo Bank's Lars Bak maintained his position as number twenty in the GC after the 14,4 kilometer long time trial in the streets of Rome. In addition, the Danish champion in the discipline managed to pull two fourth places through hard work and aggressive riding throughout the course, where he seized the opportunities that were present for his type of rider in this year's Giro, which was overwhelmingly dominated by mountainous terrain.
Despite the somewhat undulating landscape Matthew Goss managed to finish both fourth and fifth on the way to Rome and the younger generation of Team Saxo Bank-riders were also beautifully represented by Kasper Klostergaard and Anders Lund, both of which have been present in the showcase which the Giro' can be in their case.