that had already recruited another of his former faithful teammates, Frenchman Christophe Le Mével. "I need them for the classics," the Norwegian God of Thunder said when asked about Roger Hammond, Heinrich Haussler, Daniel Lloyd, Andreas Klier, Gabriel Rasch and Brett Lancaster. That means the main focus of his career is on the classics now.

Omega Pharma-Lotto's Philippe Gilbert maintains the overall 2010 Vuelta a Espana lead before tomorrow's stage, leading Igor Anton by 10 seconds.

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