hfer07 said:
so....
when everyone thought this Vuelta could end up not being very competitive, here we have Contador, Quintana, Chavito, Froome, Landa participating in it
Betting sites are giving a small but realistic chance for Valverde, Krushweak, and J. Rodriguez as well, with Rodriquez and Krushweak being considered twice as likely to win as Landa. Comparing the odds for this and the Olympic RR, there is almost as many realistic possibilities for the Vuelta GC as the Olympic RR... which is crazy, as usually a one day race has many more possible winners than a grand tour GC.
Then there's also the possibility of a shock surprise performer... seems to happen every few years. (Aitor Gonzalez, Nozal, Horner, Cobo, Froome, etc) I'm very excited!