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Tour of Missouri, Stage 2

Wow! Another win for Cavendish today. There is no question that he is the fastest man in the world. That makes doing all the work we do so much easier knowing the he will repay us with a win. Today was very hot and humid. I lost count of how many bottles I went through. I felt bad having to constantly ask the guys on the team that were not pulling to go back for water, but we were all in need of bottles. Three of us rode the front the whole day with the occasional rider from Saxo Bank coming up for a few pulls. To be honest I’d rather just our team do all of the work. Its great to have help from other teams, but when they keep swaping out fresh guys they usually just mess up our tempo and cause more trouble than anything else. Its not the easiest way to pass the day, riding the front, but time seems to go by fast when you are focused on a goal. Having the open road ahead of you is something special as well.
Tomorrow could be a big day and decide the GC if we race hard over the numerous hills towards Rolla. With two stage wins already we are confident and we have the guys to win the GC as well. We just need to watch anyone who can do a good time trial on Friday and make sure they do not gain any time on us.