McEwen after Paris-Tours success

Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto) wants to finish his season on a high note by winning Sunday's Paris-Tours, the penultimate race in the ProTour series. McEwen will return to his home away from home on the Gold Coast in Australia on Tuesday, together with Angelique, who is pregnant with the couple's second child. But before then, he'd like another victory.

"It would also immediately be the best win in my career," McEwen said to Het Nieuwsblad. "Twice in Paris-Tours, I was in the group that was going for the win. That was in 1996 as a neo-pro when Nicola Minali was faster than Tom Steels. I was 13th then, my best result. In 2002, I got another chance. Zabel won in front of a frustrated Petacchi and I was boxed in and was only 18th. Third time lucky, maybe."

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