Spaniard Juan Antonio Flecha believes he still has the strength that brought him his win in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and a third place in E3 Prijs. This morning at a Team Sky press conference in Kortrijk, Belgium, two days before Paris-Roubaix, he said, "I am still strong."
But his win in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad came over a month ago and last Sunday at the Tour of Flanders, he lacked the zap to follow Fabian Cancellara on the Molenberg climb. Saxo Bank ruled Flanders to produce Cancellara's win, driving the race from climb one to Cancellara's eventual attack.
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