 Sastre was the team's leader in the race, with finishing on the podium his explicit goal.Sastre eventually finished fourth, but the team won four stages, two by Sastre in the high mountains, one by Simon Gerrans from a breakaway, and Ignatas Konovalovas won the Giro's closing individual time trial.While the Giro was ongoing, the team also competed at the 2009 Volta a Catalunya, with Hushovd winning two stages.