Originally Posted by zakk
don't think so. Vino might be TOO insane. I love the guy for it. the one rider willing to fling himself off the front just to see what happens. But its exactly that (burning too much energy) which will keep him from the Basso v. Ullrich main event.
He'll slug it out for top 5 IMO.
There may be method to his maddness. He's never ridden as a protected rider in the Tour before, but now he's earned his chance. No one knows what full capabilities are, or how he will play out that scenario.