Oscar Freire - "I wasn't sure..."

“I didn’t know that I’d won. Three months ago I was in another close finish in the Vuelta al Pais Vasco and everybody said, ‘Oscar, you’ve won the race…’ but I found out afterwards that I’d been beaten. This time, I thought that perhaps I was in the first position but I didn’t see McEwen in the last 10 meters. After my previous experience I knew not to celebrate too soon. I thought that maybe I’d won but I had to wait for the decision of the jury. _ “McEwen offered his congratulations immediately after the sprint but at that moment I wasn’t sure. _ “The green jersey may be within reach but it’s not my biggest objective. I have another goal; I think that we now have very good riders for the mountains and the overall. We’ll see what happens in the next days but my ambition is to help the team now. Not only Michael Rasmussen, but Denis Menchov also.”