Mike Friedman of the Slipstream Sports team killed it today with a great ride at Omloop Het Volk. His 12th place today had him finishing in front of an animated Fabian Cancellara, and hard on the heals of top riders like Thor Hushovd, Nicolas Jalabert, and Leif Hoste.
It's a long way to come in three years for Freidman - from racing for Northeastern Mortgage, to a gig with Slipstream, to almost dying of a pulmonary embolism, to riding shoulder to shoulder with some of the greatest classics riders in the world (including his training partner Magnus Backstedt).
Putting in brutal days with Maggy for a couple weeks during a training camp in Gerona meant that Meatball had the strength to make it look easy - this photo on Cyclingnews.com says it all... Actually, that doesn't look easy, but I hear that Mike actually likes to suffer, so he was probably enjoying himself immensely.
Congratulations Mike, it was an inspired ride, and a great result.
Bring on K-B-K...
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