Zabel likes (most) of what he sees

So far, evergreen 34 year-old Erik Zabel has enjoyed his Giro d'Italia debut, and believes the ProTour was the right step up for cycling, where he says a win now means more than before.

"The first impressions are really good," Zabel said in an interview on the team's website, t-mobile-team.com. "It is a really nice race, and very well organised. But having said that, some of the stages, particularly the run-ins, can be really dangerous.

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