Coucke happy with his squad

Marc Coucke (manager Omega Pharma, sponsor of Davitamon-Lotto) is very happy with his team's performances, which have netted three stage wins and the green jersey, courtesy of sprinter Robbie McEwen. "I've watched it all on TV, haven't missed too many seconds of it so far," he told Sporza radio on Saturday. "It was fantastic of course. The tension fell away after the first win; you know when it doesn't come quickly it gets annoying. Then you start to concentrate on the yellow and green jersey. It's a luxury situation to be in. "The wins have been impressive. In the sprints Robbie looked like sitting too far, but then you saw that TGV coming; I thought it looked like a new Olympic discipline in cycling, rarely seen! The broad shoulders of Steegmans and then Robbie sitting in his wheel. This is exceptional.

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