Oscar Freire
Oscar Freire
Óscar Freire Gómezis a former Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He was one of the top sprinters in road bicycle racing, having won the world championship three times, equalling Alfredo Binda, Rik Van Steenbergen and Eddy Merckx. In the later years of his career, he has been more of a classics rider. He has won the cycling monument Milan–San Remo three times, four stages in the Tour de France and seven stages of the Vuelta a España, throughout a successful...
accustomed cycling defend frustrated happen miss powerless shape strong
I feel powerless to not be able to defend my world title, ... I'm frustrated because it's one thing to miss the world's if you're not in shape or strong enough, but it's another because of injury. These things happen in cycling and unfortunately I've become accustomed (to being sidelined with injuries).
hard hills racing stage today won
I won today because all the hills during the stage made it a hard day's racing and so the other sprinters were tired,
finish last race stage together until won
I haven't won the race until tomorrow's last stage but if we finish all together in another sprint, it'll make it easier,
beat bit controlled early good position sprint stage team
My Rabobank team controlled the stage very well today. I was in a good position in the sprint and so I went early, but it was a bit too early and Petacchi beat me.