Cancellara only slightly slower on Muur in 2011 Tour of Flanders

Fabian Cancellara’s (Leopard Trek) long-range bid for Tour of Flanders victory may have appeared to grind to a halt on the slopes of the Muur-Kapelmuur on Sunday, but L’Équipe reports that the Swiss rider was only five seconds slower on the climb than he was in the 2010 edition of the race. Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) was the quickest rider on the Muur this year, and his time was itself four seconds better than Cancellara's in 2010.