On Sunday Norwegian Team CSC rider Kurt-Asle Arvesen wrote himself into cycling history, when he became the first ever rider to win Tour of Denmark twice.
Since the race began in 1985 16 different riders have climbed the podium as winners. The first time Arvesen won the race was in 2004, where he took the victory ahead of Jens Voigt and Stuart O'Grady, and this year it was with Enrico Gasparotto (Liquigas) in second place.
"It's a great feeling to be the first to win twice, but just like the last time I won it's more than anything a team effort. There's not a lot of opportunity for attack, when we have such strong people at the front of the peloton. Matti (Breschel), Nicki (Sørensen) and I were equally strong and they could just as easily have won this race. In the end it was decided by the time trial," explained Kurt-Asle Arvesen, who never really felt the victory was in jeopardy during Sunday's stage.
"Hardly anyone has the strength to attack, when you have strong tempo riders like Allan Johansen, Marcus Ljungqvist, Anders Lund, Nicki Sørensen and Michael Blaudzun setting the pace in the peloton, so we were in control the whole time," was the praising comments from Arvesen to his teammates.
The final stage to Frederiksberg Allé was won by T-Mobile's sprinter Mark Cavendish with Team CSC's Juan José Haedo in second place.
| Results |
 |
|
| 1. |
Kurt-Asle Arvesen, Team CSC |
19.49.38 |
| 2. |
Enrico Gasparotto, Liquigas |
+0.14 |
| 3. |
Matti Breschel, Team CSC |
+0.27 |
| 4. |
Maarten Tjallingii, Skil-Shimano |
+0.28 |
| 5. |
Nicki Sørensen, Team CSC |
+0.32 |
| |
| 16. |
Michael Blaudzun, Team CSC |
+1.35 |
| 18. |
Marcus Ljungqvist, Team CSC |
+1.43 |
| 51. |
Allan Johansen, Team CSC |
+4.45 |
| 89. |
Juan José Haedo, Team CSC |
+37.30 |
| 95. |
Anders Lund, Team CSC |
+38.15 |
Geir Kamsvåg 05.08.2007 |
