Sánchez honoured with statue

The Asturian town of Oviedo has paid homage to it's big son Samuel Sánchez by eracting a statue of the Olympic champ downtown, writes Velonation. As you can see from the pic above, which is also from Velonation, the statue shows Samu on the podium in Beijing with the gold medal in his hand. "I'm very happy with it", he told Sidi Sport. "Winning a medal at the olympics is in itself extraordinary, there's nothing more gratifying in sport. Every time I pass the statue while out training, I remember Beijing and that race. It still feels incredible."