Bert Grabsch of T-Mobile Wins Vuelta Time Trial

By Ashton | Permalink | No Comments | September 8th, 2007 | Trackback

and Team Discovery Channel’s Stijn Devolder finished 45 seconds back in third place, fast enough to take over the GC Leader’s Gold Jersey. Now the team with no future has worn the GC Leader’s Jersey in two of the three Grand Tours, has won le Tour de France, various other races and placed highly in many others. Caisse d’Epargne leads the Team Classification. Tomorrow the Peloton heads back to the hills.

Many US cycling fans were dubious when Lance Armstong suggested that the business environment simply did not merit the investment risk associated with sponsoring a pro tour team. The evidence of the wisdom of his words is beginning to ring true. Not many of the fans in the US follow the professional tour either before or after le Tour, so The Discovery Channel probably behaved wisely by focusing so intently on that one race. The team definitely had the tools to compete in any and all races, but the treatment some of some of its prized “properties” by competing teams, not to mention the people who decide who will and will not be allowed to compete, demonstrates that some of their riders are suspect if not tainted.

For now, the Vuelta continues to be an immensely entertaining tour. Everyone should enjoy the rest of it.

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