you have no idea what you're talking about daytonian, your entire post was pure garbage, as if your only knowledge of bike racing comes from reading one issue of Bicycling Magazine. why are you even mentioning bernard kohl, wtf! and valverde has never even had a remote chance of winning the tour!

how did the best man not win last year, you can't explain yourself? you just think you know who should've won.. if the race happened to magically unfold in the way you believe it should have.
I think the collarbone was good reason to make it look like he's lost the edge and get that in Cadel and Sastre's head over June.
his broken collarbone is not a "good reason." it's a fact of life that is causing him to be out of shape at the giro, and everyone knows he has ample time to get in shape for july, cadel and sastre won't be surprised.
and do you really think contador will ride for lance? contador has a good chance of beating the socks off lance.
you are saying last years best tdf riders lack talent??