Libertine Seguros said:like hrotha, I can't understand why anybody would want to root for Gerrans. Sure, he's paid to win and his way of winning is to win ugly (well, it is nowadays. It wasn't back in his Crédit Agricole and Cervélo days, when he was a reasonably interesting stagehunter), and it's served him well.
But I'm not paid to be a fan. I watch the race to be entertained, and Gerrans hasn't done a single thing to entertain since the 2009 Giro. Why would I want to root for him?
I don't support him but I don't care who wins. He beat Valverde which made me laugh. Valverde is more than willing to attack in the shorter stage races but then goes into his shell in the classics. His win at Fleche was perfectly taken but no different to Gerrans win really. Gerrans has turned into more of a classics rider than a stage hunter, he is a decent climber but for GE he gets their wins usually in sprints. I think Clarke seems to be more of a stage hunter now.