The team proved to be a prolific winner in stage race events over the summer. The first was the Tour de Luxembourg, a race with special meaning for the team as it is in Luxembourg where they are headquartered and derive much of their identity. Several riders all but certain to participate in the forthcoming Tour de France rode the Tour de Luxembourg. Cancellara dominantly won the prologue individual time trial, finishing five seconds the better of 's Damien Gaudin. No other time gap from one rider to the next exceeded three seconds, and most were only fractions of a second. Two days later, Gerdemann seized control of the race by winning stage 2 after dropping two breakaway companions. He rode solo to the win 9 seconds ahead of the peloton, which gave him the race lead. He retained through the conclusion of the race two days later, thus taking the overall crown.
