Tour de France runner-up two years in a row Cadel Evans, a cyclist not reknowned for his personality has come up with another stunning insightful soundbite this week. "On paper at the moment, they (Astana) are the team to beat, that's without a doubt." Really? Really? NO SHIT! Astana boast six riders who have finished in the top 10 in the Tour de France before: Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador have 8 wins between them while Levi Leipheimer, Andreas Kloden, Haimar Zubeldia, and Yaroslav Popovych have all also finished in the top 10 before (Kloden and Leipheimer on the podium). So Evans has said that Astana are the team to beat. Everyone knew they were the team to beat before they brought back Armstrong and signed Zubeldia and Popovych, the latter from Evans' team. They were the team to beat last year, and they weren't even allowed to participate because of doping allegations the year before.
Some people like Cadel Evans. Maybe if you're Australian, he seems like a good guy to you. He did punch a police officer riding with the Tour de France last year because apparently the police officer got in his way. He's also made his fair share of complaints regarding everything in professional cycling. Furthermore, he's just an ass-hole to all the other riders. It puts me in a difficult spot. I can't really respect Team Astana that much after all the doping allegations, although I do believe Leipheimer is clean. He's the only one I'd put my money on for being clean though. And I can't root for Evans, because he's just an asshole. I guess I'll be rooting for Sastre or the Schleck brothers this year, as they seem to be the only other viable contenders. Perhaps Deni Menchov can do something!
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