2013 Vuelta a España - Tour of Spain

That just makes a mockery of the Vuelta as a race.

Horner, who has been consistently standard, even disappointing in Europe, finds best form at age of 41. No chance.

Even if he had been consistently outstanding in Europe, it's a simple numbers game and there is one number that counts: 41. He's already the oldest rider ever to wear a GT leader's jersey, and yesterday easily distanced a clutch of the world's best climbers. Whether he can continue this extraordinary form is another thing, but the bottom line is a rider that old being in this position in a GT really pushes the boundaries of credibility.

He does have the build of a great climber, looks tiny, and seems to be missing a neck. Defenders say he's won everything going in the States, but I'll say again I find it difficult to look at an American rider of that generation and not see Lance grinning back at me. It's a Roy-of-the-Rovers-esque fairytale, him going for a GT win, just hope it's legit.