George can't get a break.

Eneco Tour of Benelux just finished w/ George Hincapie's (Discovery Channel) wheel being taken out by Stefan Schumacher (Gerolsteiner) during the sprint. When Stefan crossed the line in 3rd he took the time bonus to pass George in GC. WTF?! What is it going to take for him to catch a break? He finally won a time trail after getting 2nd in 4 previous times. But this is tragic. He was w/in 100 feet from the line. I'm sitting here waiting for the decision from the judges. I agree w/ Brian of Cycling.TV that the rule book should be followed: Schumacher left his line during the sprint and should be relegated to the rear of the bunch.

The decision seems to be decided that Schumacher has won by 1 second.

This has been a strange season for George, especially after his fall in Paris-Roubaix. On another note, Phillippe Gilbert (winner of the stage) is a BEAST! He was dancing around on his pedals on the final climbs showing himself a little to much in my opinion, but powered off for another magnificent breakaway win. It's nice to see the young talent winning w/ panache. Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) was another young guy that is really showing some promise.

They gave it to Schumacher. To his credit it looks like he doesn't want the win at all. There's a shot of George riding away down the course by himself. He covered every move w/ ease, and this is how it ends. Sorry George.

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