Freire denies Zabel home win

OSCAR FREIRE surprised himself and the Saarbrucken crowd gathered to cheer an Erik Zabel win by denying the German rider a victory on home soil yesterday.

Tue, 09 Jul, 2002 - 02:00
Scott Dougal

Zabel had been tipped as favourite to win yesterday's stage and looked in a strong position as he was led out by his Telekom team-mates into the final 200m.

He appeared to be struggling however as Robbie McEwen, who is intent on taking Zabel's points title, surged ahead.

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