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RIDER DIARY - GEORGE HINCAPIE AT MILAN SAN REMO
March 19, 2009
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Milan-San Remo Diary: George Hincapie
Team Columbia-Highroad's George Hincapie talks about his team, and the ultra-challenging nature of Milan-San Remo.
19th March 2009
By James Startt
George Hincapie, the most well-known American cyclist not named Lance, is the veteran leader of the Columbia-Highroad pro team. The 35-year-old started his illustrious career winning the under-17 road race national championship in 1988. Hincapie rode shotgun with Armstrong during his seven titles at the Tour de France. He has also won everything from Spring Classics to stages in the Tour de France to US Pro titles and the overall title at the 2007 Tour of Missouri. Before the start of the 2009 Milan-San Remo, held this year on Mar. 21, Hincapie offered some perspective on his team, the new face of the pro cycling season, and the start of Spring Classics season.
It's funny. Back when I started racing, Milan-San Remo was really the "real" start of the season. Today that is not the case, as there are a lot of early season races, such as the Tour of California, that are both really hard and really important to our sponsors. Yet nevertheless, Milan-San Remo is a ProTour classic and almost 300 kilometers long, so it stands apart. Milan-San Remo is really a race unlike anything else.
Team Columbia-Highroad's George Hincapie talks about his team, and the ultra-challenging nature of Milan-San Remo.
19th March 2009
By James Startt
George Hincapie, the most well-known American cyclist not named Lance, is the veteran leader of the Columbia-Highroad pro team. The 35-year-old started his illustrious career winning the under-17 road race national championship in 1988. Hincapie rode shotgun with Armstrong during his seven titles at the Tour de France. He has also won everything from Spring Classics to stages in the Tour de France to US Pro titles and the overall title at the 2007 Tour of Missouri. Before the start of the 2009 Milan-San Remo, held this year on Mar. 21, Hincapie offered some perspective on his team, the new face of the pro cycling season, and the start of Spring Classics season.
It's funny. Back when I started racing, Milan-San Remo was really the "real" start of the season. Today that is not the case, as there are a lot of early season races, such as the Tour of California, that are both really hard and really important to our sponsors. Yet nevertheless, Milan-San Remo is a ProTour classic and almost 300 kilometers long, so it stands apart. Milan-San Remo is really a race unlike anything else.
