What an amazing race – nail biting to the last as Johan Van Summeren soloed into the stadium with the flat tire he’d nursed for the last 5km, and no sooner had he crossed the finish line than he proposed to his girlfriend – class!
The firm favorite, Fabian Cancellara, showed us why he’s a marked man…again – with all the top contenders neutralizing one another to allow the break to stick. There was no way Hushovd or Ballan were going to help Cancellara catch the break as they knew he would just ride away from them as soon as they caught them.
My favorite parts:
- Watching Van Summeren over the last 10k
- Seeing Cancellera catch the remnants of the break as if they were standing still and then pile on the effort to take 2nd
- Feeling for Boonen, Chavenel and all the other riders that had more than their share of bad luck
- A nail-biting race that was never a foregone conclusion
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