Originally Posted by marqueemoon
Amen. Boonen seems like a pretty laid back, levelheaded guy in some of the interviews I've read, but I'd like to see him evolve into a grand tour GC contender. So far his strategy of dropping out of stage races has paid off nicely, but I hope it doesn't become a habit in July.
Boonen's a little big to be a serious GC contender. He did drop out during the tour last year and I made a mental note to see if he does it again, right before the mountians like Cipo used to do.