Professional Cycling - Fantasy American Grand Tour Team ?

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robow
07-23-08, 10:36 PM
OK, you want to create a totally American Grand Tour team tomorrow. Who would you put on it? And how would they fare at this year's TDF?

1. Levi
2. Horner
3. Vandevelde
4. Hincapie
5. Pate
6. Zabriske

collegeskier
07-23-08, 10:47 PM
Are you looking for a team of 9 riders for a grand tour of current American riders?

Because that seems a lot like name the American Cyclist who compete at that level.

But to play along.

David Zabriske.
robow
07-23-08, 10:53 PM
Yea, 9 current riders. Could use a sprinter and some guys to help George out in the flats.

roadgator
07-23-08, 10:55 PM
Are you looking for a team of 9 riders for a grand tour of current American riders?

Because that seems a lot like name the American Cyclist who compete at that level.

But to play along.

David Zabriske.

true. The US barely has a team's worth of euro-pros.

lets flip the question a bit and speculate how competitive various nationalized grand tour teams would be?

The US would hold up well, but i think Spain would run away. an Australian team could be pretty formidable too. O'grady, Evans, Rogers....
USAZorro
07-23-08, 11:41 PM
They won't let him ride but...

7. Floyd Landis

8. Saul Raisin
9. Will Frischkorn (why not?)
yellowjeep
07-24-08, 12:05 AM
Taylor Phinney.
yellowjeep
07-24-08, 12:06 AM
Fast Freddy
collegeskier
07-24-08, 08:14 AM
They won't let him ride but...

7. Floyd Landis


If your going to go there, Tyler Hamilton.
maalea
07-24-08, 10:51 AM
Bobby Julich would have made almost every other TdF squad but CSC.
yellowjeep
07-24-08, 10:59 AM
Oh damn. How could I for get him.
bagel
07-24-08, 01:12 PM
Tom Danielson?
BananaTugger
07-24-08, 01:47 PM
Tony Cruz? Scott Nydam? Marty Nothstein?
collegeskier
07-24-08, 04:38 PM
true. The US barely has a team's worth of euro-pros.

lets flip the question a bit and speculate how competitive various nationalized grand tour teams would be?

The US would hold up well, but i think Spain would run away. an Australian team could be pretty formidable too. O'grady, Evans, Rogers....

Luxembourg?
Laggard
07-24-08, 04:55 PM
Nothstein and Julich are both 36. Danielson is 31 and Nydam is 30.
robow
07-24-08, 05:14 PM
Yea, I would have to say that the American team would be a little long in the tooth. 30 and above to say the least. Is fast Freddie still fast?