He will certainly do a big race on Sunday because I have seen him doing fine during the last week. He is a rider that can be in front during long races and he does good sprints.
I actually have no idea about what can happen on Sunday.
I'm of course not so happy that I didn't ride in the Tour de France and that was my first time that I didn't do the Tour for years. So, it was not so good for me not to ride the Tour, but after my broken ankle in the spring, I was good in the rest of the classics. I also hope to be good for the rest of the season and now I'm a little bit like in the Vuelta, or maybe a little bit better. I'm happy.
I've got everything I need here to be happy - a solid team, good riders and a great team manager (Stanga).
A perfect scenario for me would be a mass sprint of 14 or 15 riders.
There is enough place for the two of us with 180 days of racing a year.
Now I too can profit from the train which is at Petacchi's disposition.
Still, I leave with a lot of good memories and a good number of friends.
I have the possibility of starting fresh with a new team and offering some of my own experience to my new teammates. I'm excited at that prospect.
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