bunny-hop

Rabobank’'s Oscar Freire pulled off a cool, gutsy move in the Tour de Suisse last Friday. He was in a breakaway with a few other riders at about 3 miles to go when he pulled off a splendid move that gained him just enough time to leave the group behind, which was quickly swallowed up by the peloton. From tdfblog:

Then, with only about 5 kilometers to ride, and Davitamon-Lotto and QuickStep driving the peloton nearer and nearer, Freire bunny-hopped up onto and across a median as the break took the long way around a divided highway.

By the time the break went right, straight, and back to the left to join the lane Freire had followed, the triple world champion had 5 seconds on the trio, and rode all out to the line. His breakmates were absorbed in the last kilometer, and the peloton was breathing down his neck, but Freire took the win, with just enough time in hand to zip his jersey.

MHH-AAAN!!

Just in case you were wondering, the Tour starts in eleven days. Insert superlative adulation here.

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