August 2, 2004 – Stu O’Grady, hot off the Tour de France, took an impressive win yesterday at the HEW Cyclassics World Cup, beating Quick Step’s Paolo Bettini and World Champion Igor Astraloa (Lampre). Canada’s Michael Barry (USPS) finished a solid 39th.

Results:

1 Stuart O’grady (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 5.51.39 (42.71 km/h)
2 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon
3 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Lampre
4 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank
5 Gerben Löwik (Ned) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf
6 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner
7 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team
8 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team CSC
9 Andrej Hauptman (Slo) Lampre
10 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre
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39. Michael Barry (USPS)

August 3, 2003 (Hamburg, Germany) – 253.2 kms

1. Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Davitamon              5.58.20 (42.396 km/h)
2. Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner
3. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Bianchi
4. Igor Astarloa (Spa) Saeco
5. Mirko Celestino (Ita) Saeco
6. Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom                             0.03
7. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Alessio
8. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron
9. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Saeco
10. Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Alessio

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48. Michael Barry (Can) US Postal-Berry Floor