- Jan 6, 2010
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Schleck hardly ever loses significant time in anything other than a ITT. Last year for example, the only stage he lost time to Contador on which wasn't a Time Trial was Verbier, where he lost 40 secs coming in 2nd, largely as he waited too long with his brother. This year he hasn't got the waiting around for his brother to concern him, and he looks physically a stronger climber - kinda expected as he is SO young, he is getting naturally stronger year on year. Apart from that, the only time I remember him truly losing time in a GT he competed for seriously (so not including last years Vuelta where he was doing it for pre_WC prep and pulled out on the 8th stage) (i.e. more than 1 min on ANY of the GC contenders) was that time when he forgot to eat and had no energy. Call me a fool, but I don't expect him to make such an amateurish mistake this year, so ythe only time he should lose is on the ITT. Evans on the other hand *HAS* always lost time in the mountains in pretty much EVERY GT he has done, relying on being a significantly better TTer than the pure climbers (which may not be the case this year due to exhaustion) - and it could be worse this time as he is coming off a highly competitive Giro.