Mario Cipolinni (pic) wins a second stage in the 57th Vuelta a España.

The Lion King's team, Acqua e Sapone, launched him perfectly for the win. The leadout was fast and dangerous as the final kilometers of the race were filled with traffic circles the pack had to navigate at 40+ miles per hour. The team members just blew apart one-by-one as they stretched out the pack keeping Super Mario at the front. What excitement this team adds to a tour. They have dominated the sprints in two of the three grand tours this year, the Vuelta and the Giro. They probably would have dominated in the Tour de France also, had the organizers not excluded Cipolinni for what looked like personal reasons. Not all of the best cyclists in the world were at the Tour this year.

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