All the ingredients there for McEwen (Eurosport)

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In the absence of reigning and three-time world champion Oscar Freire, the door should be left open to Australia's Robbie McEwen to take the rainbow jersey in Madrid. The in-form sprinter will, however, come up with stiff opposition from the Italian camp, and most noticeably Alessandro Petacchi.

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