31.   Instead of being pushed by Morceli in a sprint finish, it was just Gebrselassie against himself.

32.   It was atypical win for Wust, who is best known for sprint finishes.

33.   Italian Giovanni Lombardi won a sprint finish at the end of a soaking day in the saddle Wednesday in the first full stage of the Tour de Romandie.

34.   Jeroen Blijlevens of the Netherlands took the sprint finish over a small group that was at at head of the pack and avoided troubel.

35.   It was too much to ask, especially since he was a solitary figure running against the clock, instead of being pushed by Morceli in a sprint finish.

36.   Joeren Blijlevens of the Netherlands took the stage in another sprint finish as the quick riders are getting their glory before fading in the first climb.

37.   Jeroen Blijlevens, runner-up in the first two stages, finally captured a sprint finish Monday in the Tour of Italy and claimed the overall lead.

38.   Last year Jalabert took a hard fall in the first stage at Chaussee Armentieres when he crashed heavily in a sprint finish.

39.   Last year he was stopped short when he suffered a horrific crash in a sprint finish.

40.   Massimo Strazzer of Italy beat the pack in a sprint finish Thursday to win the second stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico cycling race.