Dont know what happened here!!! I posted this message on saturday
morning!!!!!
anyway - great finale to the race, and I just about got my wish - a
lone rider foiling the boring old bunch sprint.

Anybody fancy betting against Boonen for flanders next week?




--- In roadracingukandireland@yahoogroups.com, mickymallen
<no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> Hi - long time since I posted. La Primavera is on Eurosport at 1430
> today (UK) anybody got any preferences? I was on the phone to my
> friend in Italy last night and we were discussing if Bettini is fit to
> ride, there could be a battle between Boonen and Bettini within the
> same team and then there is a little matter of Zabel and Pettachi both
> riding for Milram!
> should be a good un. Personally I want to see a return to the old
> style race of the 90's - an attack on the cipressa or Poggia resulting
> in a solo victory - kelly,fignon,bugno :-) that guy from Ballan in
> 96, Chiappucci etc etc (Maybe you are right,Michele - IAM living in
> the past!)
>
> should be a good un :-)
>