Update: Sept. 9, 2009 — Farrar wins at Vuelta a Espana; first Grand Tour victory
Tyler Farrar will undoubtedly remember this week forever.
The Washington state native on Saturday posted his third win at the Eneco Tour, edging out Edvald Boasson Hagen in a photo finish.
The victory in Libramont, Belgium, kept him in the overall lead in the bike race through Belgium and The Netherlands that ends next Tuesday. He leads Belgium's Tom Boonen by 20 seconds.
Farrar, the sprint specialist on US-based Garmin Slipstream pro cycling team, started the week with a win at the Vattenfall Cyclassics on Sunday.
CyclingNews says that because of the length and terrain on Stage 4, it was expected to be a stage for the non-sprinters. In fact, Farrar said that he was surprised to still be leading, although the hills at the end of the stage were not steep enough to stop him.
Tour of Ireland
Meanwhile, Lance Armstrong remained in striking distance of the overall win as the second of three stages of the Tour of Ireland came to a close on Saturday.
Team Columbia's sprinter Mark Cavendish won the stage, chalking up another win an a remarkable year that included six stage wins at the Tour de France.
The overall leader of the Tour of Ireland is Russell Downing of CandiTV. CyclingNews says that Armstrong is one of 22 riders that are within 26 seconds of the British rider as the bike race concludes on Sunday.
Last year's winner, Marco Pinotti of Team Columbia, sits in 5th place overall within 11 seconds of the overall leader.
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