Originally Posted by SteveE
What happened to Jose Antonio Pecharroman this year? He was supposed to be Spain's next big hope.
You will see him at the Vuelta.
As far as I can tell, Cunego and Basso are the class of the young riders. If Cunego learns to TT, watch out.
I still have an eye for Michael Rogers, but he's not a natural in the high mountains which may limit his success.
Kloden won Paris Nice in 2000, but his promise has gone largely unfulfilled as a GT contender until this year. Perhaps this will awaken his ambition. To be fair, he has had to take a back seat to Ullrich and Vino, the first very talented and the second very aggressive, so he had a chance to show his worth this year unlike past years.
If I remember correctly, Landis is 29.