With just the Tour de Suisse left before he launches his assault on the 2005 Tour de France, La Française des Jeux's Bradley McGee was more than happy to score a win at the GP de Villers Cotterêts two weeks ago. The victory also happened to be his first one-day victory since turning professional six years ago in 1999, which was another reason for the 29 year-old Sydneysider to celebrate.
Recalling the race as he saw it on his personal website, bradleymcgee.com, he wrote: "The race was aggressive and relentless in pace. Almost a 45km/h average for the 14 laps and 193km's. With a mix of many Pro Continental teams and a few ProTour teams, the race lacked a clear 'ruler' causing constant attacking.
