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I asked this before today's stage, and the consensus was that he couldn't do a top 10 finish. After today's stage, and his current 5th place overall, what do you guys think his chances are at a top 10 overall?

I've had this argument with other people before, and I always get frustrated. I believe most people underestimate the difficulty of cycling, which is the sport I think is one of the most physically demanding sport in the world. My friends think it's just people sitting on bikes, but I guess...

With some nice performances at the Vuelta al Pais Vasco (4th) and at Paris-Nice (9th), do you guys think Peraud could do a top 10 finish at the Vuelta? He's 19th right now, and I know there's a lot of quality riders in front of him, but some of them might have a crash or run out of energy at...

I´m not so sure about this one, but I think Jan Bakelants could develop into a GC rider, even though I think he´s more of a one day racer.

I was thinking more along the lines of going back to just having one of their products in the name, not the company itself, like last year's silence-lotto. But yeah, I guess you're right.

Thanks to all for your replies. All in all, I think that this team could, and will be, competitive in almost every front (sprints- greipel, classics-gilbert, GC- VdB) and they have riders that could be very good in the future. I just wish they'll change their team name so that it won't include...

If they focus all their efforts on GC and try to get VDB on the podium, do you think he could do it? If they focus on sprints rather than GC, assuming they sign Greipel, and have a decent leadout train for him, how many stages do you think he'll be able to win? On another note, how good are...