tadej valjavek is a pretty good rider. on gc, he is higher than anyone from:

aqua and sapone
barloworld
bouygues telecom
fuji servetto
garmin
isd
katusha
lampre
lotto
milram
quickstep
saxo bank
xocoebo galicia

plus top 10 in the tour last year. the efimkin brothers also look promising. i would much rather have the broadcast talking about these guys than sweeping back into the peloton to get the 3,895th shot of lance.