"Tom Kunich" <cyclintom@yahoo. com> wrote in message
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| Here's a question - we know that Chris Horner was probably hired to
support
| Levi and Contador. He's probably one of the best support riders out there
as
| well.
|
| Will Astana give Chris some wins this year or simply use him as a foot mat
| like his previous Euro-teams?
Ask Chris. He's about as open and straight-forward as they come.
I do suspect that a number of races he might have targeted have been shut
off for him though, as the team has to re-direct their priorities to races
other than the ASO & RCS events. Astana would get better PR from absolutely
totally dominating every possible event they do enter, and that would likely
mean everyone working as a team for either Levi or Contador. The flaw in
that thinking is that neither Levi nor Contador are the type who could get
into a small breakaway, while Horner certainly is.
OK, I'm changing my thinking as I type this. I think Horner's chances have
actually improved significantly, since everyone will be watching Levi &
Contador.
--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com