05-06-2008 19:28:38
After a successful Bayern Rundfahrt, Team MILRAM will be at the start of the Dauphine Libere (June 6-16/UCI ProTour) as of Sunday. For the four MILRAM riders Björn Schröder, Andrey Grivko, Brett Lancaster and U23 World Champion Peter Velits, the race will serve not only to build their form but also to recommend themselves with good performances for a starting place at the Tour de France in July. In addition, Directeur Sportif Jochen Hahn will look to the three young German riders Christian Kux, Dominik Roels and Sebastian Schwager, as well as Italian Sergio Ghisalbert.
„This ProTour race has a very strong line-up and with its many different challenges, it is a good preparation for the Tour,“ said Jochen Hahn, MILRAM's Directeur Sportif. „We will be at the start with a young and motivated team and want to do as well as possible. Sergio Ghisalberti will start for the first time since his torn muscle from the Giro and wants to show us what he can do in the mountains.“
The 60th edition of the Dauphine Libere starts on Sunday, June 8, with a 5.7 km long prologue from Le Pontet to Avignon. The next two days feature lightly rolling courses before a 32 km long time trial on Wednesday, June 11. From Thursday, June 12, to Sunday, June 15, the race goes from Vienne over a series of mountainous stages to Grenoble.
The Stages 2008:
08.06. Prologue: Le Pontet - Avignon (5,7 km)
09.06. 1. Stage: Avignon - Privas (194 km)
10.06. 2. Stage: Bourg-Saint-Andeol - Vienne (184 km)
11.06. 3. Stage: Saint-Paul-en-Jarez (EZF, 31 km)
12.06. 4. Stage: Vienne - Annemasse (193 km)
13.06. 5. Stage: Ville-la-Grand - Morzine (125 km)
14.06. 6. Stage: Morzine - La Toussuire (233 km)
15.06. 7. Stagee: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne - Grenoble (127 km)
Total length: 1.092,7 km
The MILRAM line-up: Sergio Ghisalberti (ITA/Bergamo), Andrey Grivko (UKR/Poggio a Caiano,ITA), Brett Lancaster (AUS/Monsummano Terme-Pistoia,ITA), Christian Kux (GER/Chemnitz), Dominik Roels (GER/Köln), Björn Schröder (GER/Berlin), Sebastian Schwager (GER/Neusäß), Peter Velits (SVK/Riemst;BEL)
Directeur Sportif: Jochen Hahn (GER/Berlin)
Press Release Team Milram
