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Date Posted: 03:59:00 09/13/04 Mon
Author: dta
Subject: Re: Will Saiz go with his strongest rider or will he continue to ride for Heras?
In reply to: julian 's message, "Re: Will Saiz go with his strongest rider or will he continue to ride for Heras?" on 02:50:02 09/13/04 Mon

>you definitely deserve credit for sticking by him. he
>was 7 to 1 on www.mrbookmaker before the time trial
>and 5 to 1 after. i bet he'd be the 8 to 5 favorite
>right now.

Well Heras is the defending Vuelta champion, so picking him to win is hardly going out on a limb.

If a Heras fan has picked him to win every year for the past four years, since 2001, and of course a Heras fan would do that, and Heras wins again this year, then said Heras fan would be correct 50% of the time. So flip a coin.

Chris's "bold," even arrogant pronouncements regarding Heras suggest a strong emotional commitment to a Heras victory.

What I think is great is that despite what Chris says the race is still wide open and respect is due quite a few riders. And anything could happen to a contender, Heras included, such as illness, injury, or just not being good enough over 3 weeks in the combined disciplines of climbing and time trialing. I vote for excitement over any particular rider winning this race.

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  • Re: Will Saiz go with his strongest rider or will he continue to ride for Heras? -- ChrisH, 10:26:32 09/13/04 Mon
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