Monday, July 9, 2007

GC, Points and Mountain Picks

I forgot to put my General, Points and Mountain Classification picks in:

Yellow-
Who: Denis Menchov
Why: He has a solid team to support him (minus Oscar Freire . . . I doubt he'll make it to the end of the first week), though he's not much of a support rider anyways. He can climb and time trial and finished 6th last year. He won the Maillot Blanc in 2003. And I think Vinokourov will get tossed somewhere in the second week for a failed doping test.

Green-
Who: Robbie McEwen
Why: There are plenty of fast men to choose from but I don't think any are as consistent as McEwen. He has the ability to get over the smaller climbs that many of the other big sprinters can't (Boonen, Hushovd, etc). He's won it already in 2002, 2004 and 2006. He's got a great team that is dedicated to getting him stage wins (despite what they may say about Cadel Evans being their team leader).

Polka Dot-
Who: Michael Rasmussen
Why: He weighs about as much as a butterfly. He ran away with it last year and the year before, plus he'll be expected to be in the front group in any mountain stage to help out Menchov.

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