The dynamic-duo of Jens Voigt and Bobby Julich (Team CSC) TT'ed to victory yesterday in Germany. The two repeated their success of 2004 in the LuK Challenge 2-Man TT in Bühl. The result was great for Jens Voigt, who abandoned the Tour de France after wearing the yellow jersey. Voigt-Julich completed the 74K course in a time of 1hr 24'12".
The CSC duo were flanked on the podium by Gerolsteiner in 2nd and 3rd. Finishing in 4th was the Discovery Channel duo, Paolo Savoldelli and Yaroslav Popovych. Falco-Popo TT'ed to a time that was 2'50" slower than the winning time.
Results:
1. Team CSC – Jens Voigt & Bobby Julich 1:24:12
2. Gerolsteiner - Marcus Föthen & Sèbastien Lang 01:35
3. Gerolsteiner - Michael Rich & Uwe Peschel 02:00
4. Discovery Channel – Paolo Savoldelli & Yaroslav Popovych 02:50
5. Davitamon-Lotto – Bert Roesems & Axel Merckx 03:29
6. Rabobank – Marc Wauters & Joost Posthuma 03:34
7. Crèdit Agricole – Christophe Moreau & Bradley Wiggins 04:02
8. Quick-Step – Michael Rogers & Patrick Sinkewitz 04:09
9. T-Mobile – Alexander Vinokourov & Daniele Nardello 05:02
10. Team CSC – Fränk Schleck & Luke Roberts 06:42