var race = "70th Gent-Wevelgem"; 

var race_type = "HIS";

var stages = new Array();

var cyclingnews_results_base_url ="http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/apr08/wevelgem08/?id=results";

var event_description = '&laquo; <a href="http://www.steephill.tv/classics/gent-wevelgem/">2009 Gent Wevelgem Live Dashboard</a><br/>';

var event_date = "April 9, 2008";

var stage = {"stage": "no prologue", "photos" : []};
stages.push(stage);


var stage = {"stage": "The start and flats", "photos" : [{"img": "050-045.jpg", "desc": "2003 Paris-Roubaix winner, Peter van Petegem, is still a blur on and off the bike. Seen here with Robbie McEwen"}, {"img": "080-034.jpg", "desc": "Filippo Pozzato (Liquigas) will be in more photos later on"}, {"img": "100-062.jpg", "desc": "The start in  Deinze under partly-cloudy skies"}, {"img": "220-011.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "220-012.jpg", "desc": "Tom Boonen saving some of his energy early on"}, {"img": "220-014.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "220-015.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "225-033.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "230-035.jpg", "desc": "Crash"}, {"img": "230-038.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "230-039.jpg", "desc": "Credit Agricole\'s Mark Renshaw (Aus) about to check out early"}, {"img": "235-036.jpg", "desc": "Bad timing at this railroad crossing"}, {"img": "235-037.jpg", "desc": "Killing time mid-race"}]};

stages.push(stage);

var stage = {"stage": "Twice over the Kemmelberg", "photos" : [{"img": "240-058.jpg", "desc": "Starting the 1st of two times up the Kemmelberg"}, {"img": "240-059.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "250-001.jpg", "desc": "Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) of Rabobank looking comfortable on the climb"}, {"img": "250-040.jpg", "desc": "Filippo Pozzato (Liquigas)  and Matti Breschel attack the peloton in pursuant of the race leader"},  {"img": "250-047.jpg", "desc": "Matti Breschel (Team CSC) leads Filippo Pozzato (Liquigas) over the top of Kemmelberg with a gap on the main pack and 4\'46\" behind the leader."}, {"img": "250-049.jpg", "desc": "Off they go in search of  Ermanno Capelli who left at km 107 (roughly the halfway point)"}, {"img": "250-050.jpg", "desc": "Quick Step's Stijn Devolder (Bel)  fresh off his Tour of Flander's win is content to be nestled in the chasing peloton"}, {"img": "250-051.jpg", "desc": "Rabobank's Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) and Quick Step's Tom Boonen (Bel)"}, {"img": "250-052.jpg", "desc": "Lampre's Alessandro Ballan (Ita) with Robbie McEwen on his wing"}, {"img": "250-053.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "250-054.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "250-055.jpg", "desc": "Italian Ermanno Capelli (Saunier Duval-Scott) much earlier rolled off the front at km 107 or 102 km to go"}, {"img": "260-016.jpg", "desc": "Kemmelberg fans waiting for a second visit by the peloton"}, {"img": "260-017.jpg", "desc": "The 22 year-old Capelli held a lead of  nine minutes at one point"},  {"img": "264-041.jpg", "desc": "39 km to go: It was unfortunate for the three man chase that Matti Breschel flatted. It greatly reduced the chances of Filippo Pozzato (Liquigas) and Philippe Gilbert (Francaise des Jeux) to hold off the peloton"}, {"img": "264-042.jpg", "desc": " A group formed behind with Alessandro Ballan (Lampre) and Juan Antonio Flecha (Rabobank), They got a small gap over the main group, which was being led by Rabobank for Freire."}, {"img": "265-023.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "265-025.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "265-026.jpg", "desc": "A nice unobstructed view of the cobbled climb for race leader Capelli"}, {"img": "265-026b-069.jpg", "desc": "At the top, the 2nd time over, Capelli had a 45\" lead over Pozzato and Gilbert."}, {"img": "265-026c-060.jpg", "desc": "Gilbert and Pozzato 45 seconds back"}, {"img": "265-027.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "265-028.jpg", "desc": "The 2nd chase group nearing the top"}, {"img": "265-029.jpg", "desc": "Back in the peloton, George Hincapie"}, {"img": "265-030.jpg", "desc": "Several pure sprinters where still in the mix including Erik Zabel and"}, {"img": "265-031.jpg", "desc": "... Robbie McEwen"}]};

stages.push(stage);

var stage = {"stage": "Finish and the podium", "photos" : [{"img": "290-064.jpg", "desc": "27 km from Wevelgem, Gilbert and Pozzato tagged Capelli who was able to hold onto the back.  Now, 2 km later the peloton led by Rabobank is about to make it <i>gruppo compatto</i>."}, {"img": "320-002.jpg", "desc": "Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank  makes good on his team's hard work to bring the race back together"}, {"img": "320-003.jpg", "desc": "A bike throw wasn't necessary but what the hell"}, {"img": "320-004.jpg", "desc": "1st Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank in  4.53.06 (42.784 km/h) ahead of grimacing Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom  and Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step  in the middle"}, {"img": "320-005.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "320-006.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "420-043.jpg", "desc": "The winner post-race being guarded/directed by the race marshals"}, {"img": "420-044.jpg", "desc": "Filippo Pozzato (Liquigas) post-race was smiling just like he was at the start"}, {"img": "540-066.jpg", "desc": "Podium: 3rd Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step     "}, {"img": "540-067.jpg", "desc": "Podium: 2nd Aurelien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom "}, {"img": "550-007.jpg", "desc": "The winner Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) of Rabobank  acknowledges the crowd"}, {"img": "550-008.jpg", "desc": ""}, {"img": "550-009.jpg", "desc": "Podium: L-to-R: 2nd Aurelien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom, 1st Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank, 3rd Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step"}, {"img": "570-068.jpg", "desc": ""}]};

stages.push(stage);