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Originally Posted by jlwdm
I don't see how it can be the best stage race when it does not have the best riders (or best riders peaking for the event) and does not have the strongest teams.
Sure the Giro can be fun to watch, but it is not the "best" stage race under my definition of "best."
Jeff
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Huh? It is about the race and the way that it plays out. It is all relative. It is sports entertainment and the Giro is very entertaining in a way that the tour is not. It is therefor better than the tour and thus (assuming that it is better than the Vuelta) is the best. The guys riding it are not second tier has beens. Not everyone peaks for the tour, some riders want to win the Giro and don't consider it a consolation prize to the tour. All things considered, the best race is the race that is the most entertaining and that can potentially be any race. The organizers of the Vuelta and the Giro seem to get this in a way that the tour does not.