San Remo: Freire relying on experience over youngsters

Oscar Freire March 2010

Spaniard Oscar Freire is banking on his experience from two Milan-San Remo wins to beat youngsters like Mark Cavendish and Edvald Boasson Hagen this Saturday.

"I think the experience in San Remo is really important," Freire told Cycling Weekly. "Everyone knows the important moments but sometimes you are not in the right place at the right moment. The experience helps, it is really important in this classic."

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