add to this the stage profiles stat climbing all this week and he may not get another shot till
week two....
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>>>>>"I think that my two major rivals in the sprints are going to be
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>>>Petacchi
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>>>>>and McEwen. I'm not really thinking of the possibility of getting
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>>>beaten.
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>>>>>But if I'm going to get beaten, I'd rather get beaten by Petacchi
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>>>because
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>>>>>he's a great athlete and a great person."
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>>>>>Henry will want to know that Petacchi had enough of a gap to raise
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>>>>>hands. Looked like Graeme Brown won't be on Robbie McEwen's
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>>>list.
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>>>>Was it just me or did it look to anyone else that Cipo sprinted at
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> about
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>>>95% today? Could he have
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>>>>been paying Pettachi back for his Worlds work?
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>>>I can't see him giving away any wins until he beats Binda's record.
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>>I can..even though he was in a good spot, the finish didn't suit him
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> today, plenty of flat stages
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>>left, I think by his statement in cyclingnews.com the other day he gave us
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> He didn't give it away, he got beat.
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> It doesn't make sense for him to give anything away until he gets the 42nd stage win. Then he can
> relax. He's 36 years old - there aren't an infinite number of chances left.