Freire persists

By Shane Stokes in Gent

Rabobank's Oscar Freire showed that he is getting over the undercarriage cyst problem which has affected him for several days when he sprinted home seventh on the first stage of the Tour and ninth into Gent. He was hoping for a better results but will be encouraged by the fact that he was able to get through the stages without major problems.

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