Originally Posted by El Diablo Rojo

You guys assume Cadel is going to win....his team has been nowhere to be found when the pressure is on and we haven't hit the real climbs yet. When we hit the high mountains Cadel is going to completely isolated and Valverde and Kirtchen are going to have strong teams to support them. Cadel will be looking for a team that can support him for next year and that team wont be Lotto.

Similar situation for Basso, he'll have no team support, even if he's allowed to ride next years tour. Contador will be the clear favorite in 09.