I know he is probably done as a contender to win anything but he did do pretty well for Heras in the Vuelta. We all would certainly be surprised at this point if he was able to regain form. He did start all three GTs last year so maybe....
I just have to say that I wish he could come back. He was a really fun rider to watch. Always under the radar a bit until 2003 when he showed on Alpe D'Huez that he might have been a real contender for victory... then the crash.
All of this talk about up and coming riders, whether Basso has arrived, can Ullrich win again, I am there with it, but I must admit that I check the results every time he races just to see if there are signs of his return to form. Just doesn't seem fair that a guy with that much form and guts lost his chance permanently on that melted road into Gap on that fateful day.
I just have to say that I wish he could come back. He was a really fun rider to watch. Always under the radar a bit until 2003 when he showed on Alpe D'Huez that he might have been a real contender for victory... then the crash.
All of this talk about up and coming riders, whether Basso has arrived, can Ullrich win again, I am there with it, but I must admit that I check the results every time he races just to see if there are signs of his return to form. Just doesn't seem fair that a guy with that much form and guts lost his chance permanently on that melted road into Gap on that fateful day.