We have been racing for a week now and each day it is harder to win. Today has been a difficult sprint because of the headwind.
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More Alessandro Petacchi on Wikipedia.Last year, nobody talked about [Boonen] before the race and all the pressure was on me. This year the roles are reversed, and that doesn't bother me.
It's an ugly and difficult finish that you'll have to be very careful about. The last turn is very complicated and it will fundamental for the team to be at the front with two or three riders, where you'll have to slow down and then start the sprint.
My teammates did their best to help but our plans were blown up in the final kilometers by escape attempts by cyclist of rival teams. Filippo is a good cyclist and deserved victory. I'm sorry for missing a second straight triumph here. I just lacked a bit of good luck.
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