TdF10 Prologue: Speed King Cancellara!
July 4th, 2010 admin
Message by Alastair Hamilton Race Report: Fabian Cancellara is fast…it’s official and there will be no talk of electric motors inside frames, but it certainly looked like he was riding a motor bike today as he flew round the streets of Rotterdam to take yet another opening time trial. Lance and Alberto where close (5 seconds), but it’s early days yet…
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