"Ghent, Belgium, - Belgian Gert Steegmans won Monday's second stage of the 2007 Tour de France as sprint specialist Tom Boonen allowed his friend and fellow Belgian to cross the finish line first on their home turf.
A photo of the finish was needed to separate the 26-year-old Steegmans from his QuickStep teammate and confirm his first-ever Tour victory. Italian Filippo Pozzato finished third.
Steegmans is usually the so-called pilot fish for Boonen, setting a fast pace and creating a slipstream for Boonen to ride in until he can explode into the open in the final 100 meters."
As I watched the replays on Versus it looked as though Tom Boonen could not out sprint his lead out man. Gert winds it up so much, it apeared that Tom could not generate the speed before the line to come around him. A great Tour so far, as usual!
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I'm having a hard time with the Tour right now. None of the major players have really come out yet. That'll all be played out once they get to the mountain stages. I'm ready to see a breakaway be successful. That'll encourage more. How about Vino losing 1:21 today due to the wreck. Levi has to love that!
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