Tour of Switzerland coverage was very good. Cancellera is a stud. I'm also thinking that Lotto might be quietly sneaking in for a good finish in the TDF. Evans did very well last week, and McEwan won a couple of stages in Switzerland before fading out (probably on purpose). Throw in the rest of the team up at the front during the final 2 k's and I think they'd have pretty good Vegas odds if there were such a thing.
Shame that Astana can't ride the TDF. It seems their plan to "win everything else" is going well, and will clearly demonstrate that not ALL of the top teams aren't in the race.
As for Rock Racing...they're mildly annoying, but I think in the big picture they might have a better chance of drawing US fans to the sport, so overall I think they're a good thing. I also love their uniforms as much as I can't stand Michael Ball. Conflicted? Yep.