sonarrat wrote:
> jc wrote:
>
>> Diablo Scott wrote:
>>
>>> jc wrote:
>>>
>>>> Tom Kunich wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I'm betting Horner is going to be ready to fight George all the way.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Horner is riding the Vuelta, last I saw. I think the Vuelta and SF
>>>> overlap, don't they?
>>>>
>>>> If Basso shows up with the same sort of ambition he had in Denmark,
>>>> I would count him among the favorites.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Horner is reportedly confirmed for SFGP which is Sept 4. La Vuelta is
>>> Aug 27 to Sept 18th and I haven't seen many confirmed starts for Spain.
>>
>>
>>
>> Makes sense. I think I saw that he was on the long list for Saunier
>> Duval's Vuelta team, so that doesn't mean all that much really. I
>> haven't seen any official start lists or rosters yet either.
>
>
> For an American to be selected for the Vuelta squad on a Spanish team is
> wishful thinking. Plus, he did the Tour already. He should do more of
> what he's better at: one-day races.
From the sounds of his Velonews articles, they were seriously
considering sending him to the Vuelta until the sponsorship announcement
for SFGP came through. I expect the sponsors were pretty happy with his
Tour ride, despite the lack of showing on the results sheet. Horner's
ride at the Tour was more memorable than that of some of the GC
hopefuls, in my view.