47th Brabantse Pijl - 1.1

Belgium, April 1, 2007

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• Oscar Freire (Rabobank) complete with trophy and flowers.
• The Cat that got the cream - Freire now has three straight victories in the Brabantse Pijl.
• Oscar Freire (Rabobank) takes out the 47th Brabantse Pijl.
• Oscar Freire (Raboabnk) beats Nick Nuyens (Cofidis) and Kim Kirchen (T-Mobile)

Images by DCP/Bert Geerts

• World champions past and present: Oscar Freire (Rabobank) wishes Paolo Bettini (QuickStep) a happy birthday.
• Erik Zabel (Milram) didn't figure in the race today.
• Paolo Bettini (QuickStep) took it easy on his birthday and didn't finish.
• Axel Merckx (T-Mobile) doesn't need his earpiece anymore.
• Fabio Baldato (Lampre - Fondital) struggles up a climb.
• Finnish champion Jussi Veikkanen (Française Des Jeux) leads Sergey Kolesnikov (Unibet) and Roberto Petito (Liquigas) in the break.
• Rabobank riders Rick Flens and Michael Boogerd driving peloton.
• Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) leads the final selection with Oscar Freire (Rabobank) and Kim Kirchen (T-Mobile).
• Oscar Freire (Rabobank) took his second big win of the season.
• Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) did a ton of work for Freire today.
• The podium (l-r): Nick Nuyens (Cofidis), Oscar Freire (Rabobank) and Kim Kirchen (T-Mobile).