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Levi really needed a better TT to become a favorite, cuz he can't climb like the others. It's really amazing how well "climbers" like Rasmussen and Contador did. Rasmussen definitely got lucky with the weather, the roads were a lot drier when he went out, if he had a crash it could've really cracked his nerve like last year and killed him, but he obviously practiced a lot and has been thinking GC all year.

The Pyrenees should be fascinating. I wouldn't be at all surprised if Vino attacked and only Rasmussen and Contador were able to stay with him. It's gonna be really curious to see what Kloden and Vino do too; if Kloden still has to play the helper it will kill his chances. Discovery seems to have the strongest team of the top contenders, so they may be able to use that to their advantage. I think in the alps when they sent those guys ahead it was for Levi to use to jump off, but he didn't have the legs for it.