karlboss said:Got up to watch the last 20 and was going for bennati, once pozzato was caught I knew he wouldn't win. 2 liqui guys leading with just under 2km to go, the final leadout was never going to be strong enough. Congratulations to oscar who saw it and picked the right wheel. He had the perfect leadout and the legs to use it.
Watching how Freire gapped the field at the line, I don't think it would've mattered whether he chose Boonen's, Petacchi's or Bennati's wheel. He was head and shoulders above the rest. Bennati seemed to run out of gas 5 pedal strokes after his lead out pulled off. He still pretty much coasted in at 5th or 6 though. Freire pretty much sprinted Boonen off of his wheel. Quite impressive. He's got to be considered one of the greats of this generation and of all time. I'm quite biased though.