I don't know about given up, but if you want someone on your team to do well, you have to put all your support behind them. So if he sees that his teammate is doing better, I could see how he would say he would support the guy. But it is equally heartening to see that Kloeden is loyal to Jan and claims to support Jan, and it's equally heartening to see that Kloeden is verbally supporting Jan. I'm sure that helps to lift Jan's spirits, even if he doesn't have the confidence to be the team leader. I still think Jan can come back if he rides hard in the next week, but I guess we'll wait and see. I think Wednesday's time trial will give us an idea of how strong his legs really are.
Koffee