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Wow, I am amazed at how these guys continue to do this. I "had" raced for over 15 years. There was always some doubt when a rider "all the sudden"came up out of nowhere.
Basso was my pick for the winner, with Ullrich a close second.
Now the beauty of this is that it is a wide open race and anyone could win. There are lurkers in there, my picks for now are going to be Landis, Cadel Evans,Paolo Savaodelli, Possibly Liephiemer. But there are so many different variables like crashes, unforseen sickness, and more. They already lost World cup(Series of select BIKE races) leader Alessandro Valverde, from Illes Belears(Spanish). He won two classics that had some of the steepest climbs of that race. He was my alternate choice until the crash. Ullrich should be gone, so should Basso. A stronger message needs to be sent out. Lifetime ban.
The reason why I say this is because I know what it takes and it is not an easy sport. I have shed the blood sweat and tears for teams and for myself, nothing disgusts me more that these guys did this.
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