Le Tour reduces Vuelta and Giro Champs to stage hunter status.

[Ronde Champ]

Hey,

First it was Simoni in 2003, and now the Aitorminator. This goes a
long way to showing why the Giro and Vuelta are lesser races, and the
proposed Pro Tour in 2005 is just plain wrong.

The Tour de France reduces Vuelta and Giro Champs to stage hunting
roles. You will NEVER see a Tour Champ hunt for stage wins in the
Vuelta or Giro.

Thanks,
Ronde Champ

 

[Mikko J Virtanen]

[email protected] (Ronde Champ) writes:
> The Tour de France reduces Vuelta and Giro Champs to stage hunting
> roles. You will NEVER see a Tour Champ hunt for stage wins in the
> Vuelta or Giro.

True. Last time Ullrich did either, he was struggling with the time
limits.

> Ronde Champ

MJ;

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[RJG]

"Ronde Champ" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hey,
>
> First it was Simoni in 2003, and now the Aitorminator. This goes a
> long way to showing why the Giro and Vuelta are lesser races, and the
> proposed Pro Tour in 2005 is just plain wrong.
>
> The Tour de France reduces Vuelta and Giro Champs to stage hunting
> roles. You will NEVER see a Tour Champ hunt for stage wins in the
> Vuelta or Giro.
>
> Thanks,
> Ronde Champ

As long as Lance keeps winning, you won't see the TdF winner riding in the
Giro or Vuelta at all ;-)