I love this guy. You never see him in the peloton until about 200 meters from the line and then , somehow, some way, he squeezes through an army of elbows at 40mph and wins. Yesterday he got caught in a crash, was sent over the bars and got banged up. He was completely off the back, and even with his entire team just totally drilling it, it didn't seem like he would even reach the peloton, let alone make his way back to the front. So, final kilometer to the line and Quick Step has the perfect lead-out in place for Tom Boonen. He can't lose, right? Then, about 100 meters from the line, from out of freaking nowhere comes McEwen, completely smoking everyone for the win. It wasn't even close. That was awesome. That is why I watch the TDF. That is why you NEVER give up in a race, no matter how dismal things look.Photo from VeloNews.
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