2011 Pro-cycling season thread

You two are going on ignore if you carry this nonsense on.

Gilbert and Boonen should remain focused on what they are best at and not get sucked into the notion of becoming GT riders. The same applies to Swiss Tony.

Gilbert's going to get bored with Classics prowess/expectations soon enough. He's the new Merckx, so he's an obvious candidate for broadening his horizons. With growing maturity, and perhaps an ongoing levelling of the peloton due to a shift in attitudes to doping, he's got a realistic chance of adding the TdF to his palmares, particularly if someone like Wiggins can bag a 4th place when the route is 'flattish'. Gilbert's not going to lose that much against the clock; only as much as someone like Andy Schleck.

If Evans finally manages to succeed, that'll send out a positive message to other puncheurs.