Thumbs up! Fourth in Liège!

“Even though I missed the podium I´m absolutely happy with the result. When the Schleck brothers and Gilbert attacked I was at the back and then I was unable to close the gap. That is cycling and I have to look on the bright side. I glad that my shape is on the rise at last,” Roman described.He was sorry that Vinokurov´s tactics didn’t work out today. “Unluckily, he had a problem with his rear wheel. It happened on the climb when the Schlecks and Gilbert made the move. We could change the tactics. In the end, up ahead we had Gasparotto who decided to wait for me and we gave it a try,” revealed Roman who paid a tribute to Gilbert who had completed a hat-trick after the Amstel, Flèche Wallone and Liège. “Hats off to him, he is unbeatable in this period of the season.Roman is today flying from Belgium to Milan. “I´m going to spend a night there and the next morning I´m heading for the venue of the Tour of Romandy with our masseur. It is only 250 kilometers from there,” the Astana´s leader said. Other riders in the Astana line-up to ride with Roman are Vinokurov, Stangelj, Kiserlovski, Gasparotto, Tiralongo, M. Iglinskij and Lorenzetto. “Vino is in good form and he is sure to fight for the overall victory. I´m going to take it easy.”Results (257.5 km): 1st Philippe Guilbert (Bel/Lotto) 6:13:18, 2nd Fränk Schleck, 3rd Andy Schleck (both Lux/Leopard), 4th Roman Kreuziger (Cze/Astana), 5th Rigoberto Uran (Col/Sky), 6th Chris A. Sörensen (Den/Saxo Bank) +24.