Team Saxo Bank totally dominated Dwars door Vlaanderen and Matti Breschel took the win in convincing style.

Today, Team Saxo Bank took on the series of Belgian Spring races by participating in the 204 kilometer long race, Dwars door Vlaanderen with Fabian Cancellara, Frank Høj, Kasper Klostergaard, Anders Lund, Matti Breschel and Gustav Larsson and Baden Cooke who won the race in 2002.
The race is a delicious appetizer before taking on the bigger Belgian classics and containing 12 steep climbs along the way, Dwars door Vlaanderen is a solid treat.

Today’s edition of the race was totally dominated by Team Saxo Bank. With 30 kilometers to go, Matti Breschel, Fabian Cancellara and Anders Lund were in the front group with all the favorites.

The Danish national champion, Matti Breschel determinedly broke clear of the group with 22 kilometers to go and Fabian Cancellara found a favorable position in the wheel of Tom Boonen (Quick Step). At the same time, the group with Baden Cooke and Frank Høj emerged from behind and joined the Cancellara-group.

A small group came very close to Matti Breschel who fought heroically in the front of the race. But no one was able to stop the strong Dane who crossed the finish line in solitude taking the victory in Dwars door Vlaanderen.

”We knew we had the strength to do it and eventually it was a question of how to put in the crucial attack. Fabian approached me and said that he would help me today and he asked me to stay in his wheel. Then he put up an incredible pace in the front of the group. As he let go of the front, I launched a counter-attack and the gap was created immediately. On my way to the finish line, Torsten (Schmidt, sports director) gave me the confidence to believe I could go all the way. The victory is important to me and to the team and it provides us with the confidence we need to succeed in the next races. Today’s race also proves that we have two cards to play in the upcoming classics and we are not just in perfect shape. Our team spirit is intact,” says Matti Breschel after his great victory.