World's Picks

[Fat Robert]

lets have em

[Fixed]

growth hormone

[J.Greene]

Bettini

JG

[coylifut]

Because no one else will pick him, I'll go with the long shot but personal sentimental favorite and that's Zabel. He's always good late in the season. The course is supposed to be too selective, but maybe he can gut it out and surprise them all in the end.

Vino will go too early and Valverde too late.

[orbea65]

ANyone else having trouble getting on to cyclingnews.com?? I wanna see how the time trial is going!
Is cycling.tv covering the worlds?

[BumbleBeeDave]

. . . my personal pick, and that's Bettini. If the Cricket can jump a couple of K's from the line and make it stick I would be so happy for him--assuming he then passes the doping control. :rolleyes:

I would also be deliriously happy if Zabel could pull it out for a farewell performance, but I don't think that's going to happen. Oh, well . . . I can dream, can't I? ;)

If it comes down to a sprint I have to pick Big Tom, since as far as I know Friere and McKewen are out. Or is McKewen in? Can't remember . . . :confused:

BBD

[bostondrunk]

Michael Barry. Guarandamnteeeeed

[saab2000]

Boonen
Bettini
Zabel

I like them all.

[znfdl]

Bettini
Valverde
Fat Robert

[sspielman]

Michael Barry. Guarandamnteeeeed

Have you seen that Michael will be riding for T-Mobile next year?

[72gmc]

boonen
jens voigt
magnus

big guys take the day. go ahead and stick your skinny arms over the barriers, fans...

[Xyzzy]

zabel++

[Bill Bove]

Some dumb arse celebrity when aked who would win the championship bout between Ali and Frazier replied "the black guy".


The guy on drugs is going to win.


I'm beginning to not care at all about the guy in the jersey, I just watch the colors go whizzing by. Somebody wearing blue will win.

[dauwhe]

Vino? Sammy Sanchez?

[cadence90]

Di................Luca!

[learlove]

sean kelly

[sw3759]

nuther' vote for Diluca

[stevep]

Bettini
Valverde
Fat Robert

fat robert has no shoes.
he will not win but he might get into the top 10 riding in clogs.
frank schleck

[atmo]

dimtitri buben atmo

[Fat Robert]

fat robert has no shoes.
he will not win but he might get into the top 10 riding in clogs.
frank schleck


my pro card still hasn't arrived yet, but my flight is booked

thanks to archibald, i now have a winning strategy

i'm grabbin peaches every 10k

its going to be a race of attrition

[stevep]

dmitri is the man.
king of connecticut... outside of the sachs mafia.

[gt6267a]

Paolo Savoldelli

[torquer]

Zabel, as others have said, is a sentimental favorite. Plus he was flying in the Vuelta, and has a history of being in the finale on selective (hilly) courses.

But another German to watch is Stefan Schumacher (sorry Hincapie fans). 25 years old, 7th in Pro Tour standings (per 9/25 Velonews) after winning a hilly Tour of Poland.

If these two are together in a late break, look out azzuri!

[Fat Robert]

azzuri?

the italians won't do anything other than pimp it, argue, and have nothing to show for it in spite of bribing 20% of the field to work for them.

[Chris]

Hamilton

[shinomaster]

No way Jose. It's gonna be Oscar Friere for win #4.

[sspielman]

No way Jose. It's gonna be Oscar Friere for win #4.

Oscar will have his work cut out for him 'cause he is staying home in Spain....

[erty65]

is that the top five taking part?

[shinomaster]

Oscar will have his work cut out for him 'cause he is staying home in Spain....


***??!?!?!? Why ?

[gary135r]

Floyd Landis!

[manet]

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