forty four said:hmmm well everyone to some degree likes and/or respects the guy as i do. to be honest i care more about good personalities than i do wins such as people like voight ogrady sastre etc... but its even better when people i like do well which they often do. mental state and heart generally take a back seat to vo2 max etc.. with regards to cycling in this day and age. but none the less the sufferers are the riders i respect the most and are the more complete athletes if general physical ability was concerned.
I agree. Roche is on my VDS team, and I hope to see him in the top 5.
If you count Joao Correia among the good personalities, I just read a really good interview.
http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/5...Cervelo-Test-Team-and-why-it-is-stopping.aspx
I haven't looked at all the climbs still to come, but I saw video of the Bola del Mundo, and hope Roche can make it up that one in the first group. Should be a major selection that day.