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Team Saxo Bank

Team Name: Saxo Bank
Country: Denmark
Team Website: www.team-saxobank.com
2010 Roster: 25 riders
Bikes Used: Specialized Bicycles

2009 Highlights (as Team CSC)

Tour de France – Second place General Classification, first place Best Young Rider competition, first place overall team classification and three stage wins
Liege-Bastogne-Liege – First place General Classification
Tour de Suisse – First place General Classification
World Championship Time Trial– First place
Japan Cup – First place General Classification
Tour of Luxembourg – First place General Classification
Criterium International – First place General Classification
Amgen Tour of California – Stage win
Tour of Slovenia – First place General Classification
Tour of Denmark – First place General Classification

About Team Saxo Bank

Saxo Bank brings one of the world's strongest teams to the 2010 Amgen Tour of California. Last season the squad finished second in the world team rankings, and they plan to continue their domination in the race scene with top cyclists like Fabian Cancellara, Jens Voigt, Stuart O'Grady, Gustav Larsson, Fränk and Andy Schleck, Matti Breschel and Juan José Haedo.

This group of riders has always found success at the Amgen Tour of California. During the inaugural race in 2006, the Danish team won the team classification and had three cyclists finish in the top ten overall. In 2007 the same squad, then named "Team CSC," won the teams classification again and finished with four riders in the top six overall. Voigt finished second after a stage win, and Julich, O'Grady and Christian Vande Velde finished fourth, fifth and sixth respectively. Last season, Fabian Cancellara won the prologue and Fränk Schleck followed by winning the last stage of the race. Jens Voigt finished fourth overall in the race.

Team Saxo Bank heads into 2010 after a successful 2009 season. In the Tour de France, the Danish team made a strong statement when they took three stage wins, second place in the overall classification, the Young Rider jersey and seven days in the Yellow leader's jersey. On top of the many notable victories, the riders from Team Saxo Bank also won the gold medal in the World Championship Time Trial and the silver medal in the road race. The team will be looking for both time trial and stage wins in the 2010 Amgen Tour of California – and maybe even the overall victory.

Main sponsor Saxo Bank is an online investment bank. They joined as a co-sponsor mid-season in 2008 and then assumed their title sponsorship of the squad in 2009.

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