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Phonak puts two riders in a break of eleven and they come in 9th and 10th. Yo, way to gut it out for your team sponsor there guys.

Laverde snags cagey win
Winning out of large breaks always require canny tactics and a little bit of luck.

Schumacher was the best sprinter in the group, but Phonak had two riders and everyone started nervously watching each other as the bunch hit the 10km to go sign.

from Velonews

Maybe all the press about how silly you look finishing so poorly will be your saving grace. After all, who's even going to remember Ceramica Panaria - Navigare, or even the guy wearing their name (Luis Felipe Laverde, for the record) when the really interesting dish is how two guys from the Phonak squad totally screwed the pooch?