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With the ToC moving back, it actually puts more focus on the TdU.
Still, it's hard to argue that it's a must-win. The World Champeen is there, of course, since it's his home field.
But several teams left their key players behind, two of whom are the keyest of the key in the Pro Tour: Contador and Cavendish.
I'd say the season starts when both Pistolero and the Manx Missile are in the peloton with something to win. But that would force me to omit MSR, since Berto knows he's not beating Cavo to the lino in Sanremo. And we can all agree that MSR is unquestionably part of the "real" part of the season. So, since the data don't fit the theory, we must throw out the theory.
Fact is, these keys coulda come to Adelaide if they'd wanted to. And cycling is a billboard sport, and the TdU is getting beaucoup international eyeball time. So the theory says it's the TdU again.
From what I saw they're racing for keeps down there, so it might as well be.
Still, it's hard to argue that it's a must-win. The World Champeen is there, of course, since it's his home field.
But several teams left their key players behind, two of whom are the keyest of the key in the Pro Tour: Contador and Cavendish.
I'd say the season starts when both Pistolero and the Manx Missile are in the peloton with something to win. But that would force me to omit MSR, since Berto knows he's not beating Cavo to the lino in Sanremo. And we can all agree that MSR is unquestionably part of the "real" part of the season. So, since the data don't fit the theory, we must throw out the theory.
Fact is, these keys coulda come to Adelaide if they'd wanted to. And cycling is a billboard sport, and the TdU is getting beaucoup international eyeball time. So the theory says it's the TdU again.
From what I saw they're racing for keeps down there, so it might as well be.