Milan San Remo

Team RadioShack have confirmed that Lance Armstrong, missing from the past week’s two major European races, Paris-Nice and the Tirreno-Adriatico due to his participation in last weekend’s Cape Argus ride in South Africa, will race in Saturday’s Milan-San Remo.

Mark Cavendish this afternoon won Milan San Remo at the first time of asking, but it was a mighty close finish wih Heinrich Haussler just millimetres back and his fellow Cervelo rider Thor Hushovd in 3rd place, Allan David was 4th and Alessandro Petacchi 5th.

It's the 100th Milan San Remo tomorrow and I'm thinking about putting something back into the economy by having a little bet, but who shall carry the weight of thebikeboy's shillings?

Lance says Thor is his favourite and I've got a feeling he could be right that CTT train looks pretty slick when it gets going. But then what about Petacchi? He's coming back to his best and he's got form in this race. Boonen… he's a 'big game' player or maybe Cav, butt this is his first time out and it is a long way.