Originally Posted by
obie
Contador pwns these guys.
Seriously, Menchov's a nice all-rounder and such but, really, AC would destroy this field. Lotto, Cervelo, Columbia, Garmin have some decent parts but Cadel, Sastre, Kirchen/Rogers and VdV are going to be crushed by the Astana train in July.
Saxo-Bank and the Schlecks, at full-strength (healthy Cancellara, on-form O'Grady etc) are the only team I can imagine having any chance against Astana and AC.
Lance, Levi, Horner, Popo et al will level the field and AC runs away and hides for last two weeks in TdF.
Ya kno......JUST SAYING... the Giro is weak sauce at the top.
Nice race tho. Getting up early to watch. Good racing anyways.
There is not enough "incorrect," in the entire universe for this laughable drivel. Contador is not here. WTF cares what he hypothetically would or would not do to this field? Damn, he must be a great rider if he can destroy the Giro without even showing up!
I hate this phrase, but if Contador were to take a hint from Menchov and 'man up,' by riding the Giro AND the Tour, and win both, then I might begin to believe your sycophantic press. Menchov is going to finish, at absolute worst, in third position at this Giro. Chances are better than even that he will win or take second. And then he's going to go to the Tour and, mark my words, he's going to be in the top 5. He's got a good shot at the podium, too.
Contador is an amazing rider, and he's the hot favorite for the TdF win this year, no doubt, but all the posturing in the world about how he would eat the Giro for lunch doesn't amount to a hill of beans when he doesn't show the F up. He's not here, since he (evidently) feels that doing this race would hurt his chances at the Tour. There's some good racing going on, and the current Maglia Rosa is going to be one of the guys that Contador will be watching closely in July. He's not going to win the Tour by drinking Champagne and eating bon-bons. He's got some real competition, including some of the riders in this Giro.