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I'm sure Lance has the ability, but I don't think he's got it in 'em.
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and don't get confused by what I'm saying.. Lance is not going to be the strongest rider in the pack.
but because he rides for such a strong team and can time trial well, he may reasonably still be in a position to steal the show. add Levi's strength in TTing and it's conceivable that they could battle for 1-2-3 on the fucking podium if you really want to talk about a fullblown nightmare ego-juggling act for Johan.
Anyways, like I initially said I am mostly hoping Lance confirms that he will heavily focus on the Giro so that it gets more stateside coverage and potentially some contracts for TV in the coming years.
I also feel like Bertie deserves to lead Astana in the TdF and have his shot at taking back his throne. Winning in Spain & Italy this year is ridiculous and I just hope the Kazakhs are willing to continue to show him more loyalty than Bruyneel has.
As a fan of the ballsy climbers, I like little Andy.. but I'll be a little harder pressed to root for the CSC boys this year given that Carlos has left the team. No question though, I was beyond impressed by the teamwork they put in last year. The Schleck/Fuentes thing, for me, is a nonissue as there are others still in the pack who were more heavily implicated. If you want to go back more than a year or two in cycling and start trying to cherrypick names, that would seem a real sham.
You live in CO, Spanky? Do you ride offroad ever? Mostly ride just around town or do you get rural and into the hills?