Hey,
'Super' Mario spouted off at the post race about how
stupid the US Riders are, and complained about the
criterium style laps at the finish in stage one. This
after the following quotes from www.dailypeloton.com from
the pre-race interview.
from www.dailypeloton.com April 20, 2004:
He (Mario Cippolini) was then asked if he knew anything
about the domestic sprinters he would be facing in the
sprint finishes. He said he didn't know anything about the
domestic riders here but that he hoped to not be beaten by
someone with "less value" than himself (big laugh from
crowd, and the interpreter said that maybe his English
wasn't so good!), but he would respect whomever might beat
him. He knows a valuable rider might not be the one with
the big name. But he hopes to win stages here and beat the
other riders.
Stage 2, 3, and 7 for the sprinters.
Thanks, Ronde Chumpion