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Stage 5, Beauvais - Caen, 219K
6 July
Dust Devil's Daily Wrap
Buenísimo Oscar!
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Wow, so far Tom Boonen still hasn't managed to bag a stage victory in the Tour. He's been upstaged by Hushovd, McEwen (twice) and even Jimmy Casper in sprint finishes that he should normally be pushing it just a bit more in. Maybe he's suffering from just a light curse of the rainbow jersey...? He seems to be overlooking basic sprinting details like finding himself at the front too soon, or leading out in a headwind.
Although, having the Maillot Jaune for a few days running as well as Green in there isn't exactly a disappointing outing for even Boonen. The Belgians have to be happy even without a stage win. It's not like they have a lot of potential Tour winners or even intermediate candidates for the yellow jersey! They should be happy with what they got.
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Oscar Freire came around at the very last second to snatch victory from under Boonen's nose in what is the triple world champs second stage victory in the Tour, and a pretty crafty one at that. He saved everything for that last little surge to avoid being out in the headwind too long.
Bravo Oscar!
- The Dust Devil
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