Friday, February 17, 2006

Readers Poll:

Who's Gunna Win the Tour of California???

The editorial staff of 5count has put together the following list of possible winners for the upcoming Tour of California (TOC). Review our list and comment on who you think the winner will be.

Levi Leipheimer


Bobby Julich


Floyd Landis


Paolo Savoldelli


Cadel Evans


Gilberto Simoni


Michael Rogers


David Zabriskie


Tom Danielson


Chris Horner


Saul Raisin


George Hincapie


Danny Pate


Tim Johnson


Chris Baldwin


Mark McCormack


Scott Moninger


Tony Cruz


Ben Jacques-Maynes


Paul Messal

7 comments:

5count said...

My vote goes to Levi...from what I've read, he's more fit now than he was at this time last year and he's super motivated due to the fact that the race is taking place in his back yard (look out for the swing-set!)

Anonymous said...

I'm partial to this "Paul Messal" fellow...I think it's his smile!
Jen

Anonymous said...

I agree with Jen. There's something about this Paul guy...

Anonymous said...

None of the big guns are gong to win - too early in the season. It will be a rider not on this list.

Anonymous said...

I do think Levi has a good chance of winning the prolog since it is a pretty steep climb.

Danny

5count said...

That prologue makes me look like a genius! Levi seems to be the most motivated to win the whole thing. Couple that with his form and Leipheimer walks away with the Golden Leaders Jersey at the end of this thing.

5count said...

As for Danny's comment about none of the big guns winning the ToC because it's too early in the season...

[Levi Leipheimer] is not worried about peaking at this point in the season. "It's February and July is a long way away. I can afford to take a rest after this, and then start training again. I'm not worried at all about being too strong in February." cyclingnews.com