Fabian Cancellara back on vintage form

Fabian Cancellara after winning E3 Harelbeke 2013

Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack-Leopard) spent a long time away from the podium. He had not won a race since the 2012 Tour de France prologue in Liège. A crash in the London Olympics and the classics left him with a bitter feeling heading into the off-season. That all changed with an attack on the Kwaremont today in the E3 Harelbeke.

Spartacus appears to have risen from the grave. His attack on the Kwaremont was vintage (2011) material. It shocked his opponents and gave him enough of an advantage to build upon.

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