Originally Posted by
Pemetic2006
Tejay did the Giro (for the first time). Porte is the lone GC rider for BMC this Tour and, in my opinion, that is a good move.
Tejay didn't exactly ride as well in the Giro as he hoped but he did get out in the break on at least two stages and won his first stage in a grand tour.
porte is the lone designated gc rider but they look to have a strong enough team that if disaster struck
porte early on...say...before stage 8, i think bmc could possibly shepherd either roche or caruso into a
top ten gc finish. or they could just turn gva loose or shoot for stage wins with him, roche, caruso and kung.