Stage 4 Pick

Whoa. Cancellara. More impressive than McEwen's Stage 1 win. Seriously. Stuff of champions.

Who: Oscar Freire
Why: Four Cat 4 climbs over 193km means the sprinters will have to do a bit more work than they like to. Freire, being a rather cheeky rider, is well-suited to this type of stage. It's somewhat reminiscent of Milano-San Remo, which Freire of course won this year. The only problem is that he'll have to do it himself since they've got the team dedicated to Menchov (minus Rasmussen who is allowed to do his own Chicken Pox thing).