TdF Alps stages

Posted by Mark on July 17, 2007 under opinion | Be the First to Comment

What a great few days racing! A very exciting weekend, with a fabulous ride by Rasmussen.

I’d never put him as a GC contender, what with his renowned time trialling ability (or rather, lack of it), but with GC contenders dropping like flies, can he really boost himself enough to afford some losses in the time trials?

Getting kinda bored of Cadel Evans being discussed as a GC contender too. Yeah, so he’s up there, but only because he follows the right wheels. When has that whiny so-and-so actually done anything on his own? (correct me if I’m wrong, but I don’t recall him winning any stages in recent years, or even initiating a break). I was also stunned to see him get upset by Ned Boulting’s comment on ITV (British TV) coverage the other day. When Ned happened to say “you’re getting a lot more mentions now” Evans said “now eh?” and promptly wandered off into the bus. What does he expect? He’s a wheel follower.