Heart: Valverde
Head: Tour's never been one of his better races. His form is off and he's 40.
Heart: His form is never as bad as he likes to claim.
Head: It's not, but it's still off. You did watch the Dauphine.
Heart: Pinot
Head: He has good form, but has issues with a 3 week race. He's good at finding ways to not win it. Apparently he has a back issue.
Heart: Pogacar
Head: He snuck up on everyone at last year's Vuelta. He'll be watched from now on.
Heart: Roglic
Head: no idea how badly his injuries are. Is what he said reality or is he taking a page out of Contador and Valverde's playbook?
Heart: Landa
Head: He'll find a way to lose the race in week 1.
Heart: ? Bernal?
Head: Who knows what the back issues are.
Conclusion: The favorites are either injured or have major consistency issues or are unproven. What we have is just another care of it's 2020. If I vote for "other" does that include 2020 and not an actual rider? If there is a year for someone no expects at all to win this is the year for it. Everything else is insane this year, so why not the Tour as well.
Head: Tour's never been one of his better races. His form is off and he's 40.
Heart: His form is never as bad as he likes to claim.
Head: It's not, but it's still off. You did watch the Dauphine.
Heart: Pinot
Head: He has good form, but has issues with a 3 week race. He's good at finding ways to not win it. Apparently he has a back issue.
Heart: Pogacar
Head: He snuck up on everyone at last year's Vuelta. He'll be watched from now on.
Heart: Roglic
Head: no idea how badly his injuries are. Is what he said reality or is he taking a page out of Contador and Valverde's playbook?
Heart: Landa
Head: He'll find a way to lose the race in week 1.
Heart: ? Bernal?
Head: Who knows what the back issues are.
Conclusion: The favorites are either injured or have major consistency issues or are unproven. What we have is just another care of it's 2020. If I vote for "other" does that include 2020 and not an actual rider? If there is a year for someone no expects at all to win this is the year for it. Everything else is insane this year, so why not the Tour as well.