CSC aiming for end of season bang

For Team CSC this weekend's races in Italy, Giro dell'Emilia and GP Beghelli, are primarily about preparing for next weekend's final ProTour race, Giro di Lombardia, while the team hopes to retain its first place overall in the ProTour Rankings in Sunday's Paris-Tours.

"It's no secret that Giro dell'Emilia and GP Beghelli are preparation for Giro di Lombardia, where we have a number of strong cards to play," said sports director Kim Andersen, who is hoping to be on the podium with the team in Lombardy as winners of the UCI ProTour, to team-csc.com.