Dean's win in season opener
The DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed team kicked off the 2006 season with a win as Dean Downing took the Neerlineder Kermesse held in Belgium at the weekend.
A break of ten cyclists fought it out in the closing stages, with the English brothers Russell and Dean Downing in the front group. Dean took the win, with Russell finishing in sixth, and the team's excellent showing continued as Sven de Weerdt led home the second group in finishing 11th. Australian Kane Oakley was 15th and Cameron Jennings 19th.