Then Robbie McEwen got you into the Lotto team, so you went back to Europe ...

Yeah, I went back to Europe for two years. Robbie rang the boss of Lotto and said, “I want another lead-out man. I want Vogels.” It worked out for me, but it worked out for Robbie, too. I looked after him for six Giro stage wins. Freddy Rodriguez was his lead-out man in the Tour, I was his lead-out man in Italy. Great fun. Really cool days. Some of my best years, actually.

− Aaron Scott

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