Originally Posted by pedex
I think the real interesting part about this years TDF is how many guys arlready have a GT in their legs, given that should the old adage that you cant do well in more than one GT hold true, that wipes out basso,heras,zabriskie, and quite a few others. <snip> Im honestly not sure how far you have to go down the list before you find someone actually with a legit shot at a GC win that wasnt in the Giro, im sure someone here knows?
Basso did a pretty good job at the Giro. He was ill for part of it, and came back to form in the last few days... But I don't think 28th place is what you're talking about. Heras didn't ride the Giro, but rides the Vuelta ususally.
Most of the riders who have a shot at the Tour didn't ride the Giro: Ullrich, Kloden, Vinokourov, Mayo, Heras. Even Bradley McGee decided to save himself this year.
What interests me is guys like Paolo Savoldelli. Giro winner, ready to run his butt into the ground for Lance in the mountains. That's one tired dude come July 24th.