Can Columbia-HighRoad Win Any Stage They Want?

Team Columbia-Highroad has so far taken this Giro by storm! They showed a very strong team in the time trial by beating the stage favorite; Team Garmin-Slipstream. Not only have they shown team strength, the guys have also shown that they have quite a few guys who can take stages. Do they have the strength to grab the maglia rosa and take it all the way to the podium in Rome?

Here is my take: I won’t deny that Columbia-Highroad has a great and strong team for this years Giro. I find it hard to believe they will keep the maglia rosa all the way to Rome. I’m going to stray here for a minute. Danilo De Luca says he’s strong enough to wear the Jersey all the way to Rome. Hogwash! Danilo is most definitely a strong contender since he did in fact win last year. But I don’t believe he is strong enough with the likes of Levi and Ivan Basso in the peleton!

I think we are going to see him wear the maglia rosa for a while still, at least until the rest day.

I’m really watching Levi close and he appears to me to be completely relaxed on every stage. I think he is just buying his time before pouncing on Danilo and taking the maglia rosa For the overall win in Rome. But of course, thats who I am rooting for in the Giro, so I’m a little bias. Lance is beginning to come into form. You can see it in his peddling. I sure am hoping the Astana financial crisis is worked out before the 31st of May. If not, I don’t believe I will have any interest in the Tour De France this year. Who am I kiddin’? You can bet I’ll be either glued to the television or glued to the race online.

Now, on to the situation of Rabobank’s Pedro Horrillo, who crashed out on the descent of the Culmine di San Pietro. Man took one serious fall. I think I heard that he fell some 60 meters. All I know is that they had a rescue team out there trying to get to him. He was airlifted to the hospital and it was reported that he sustained breaks to the T12 and C4 Vertebrae. Not only that, he ended up in a coma and they do not know for sure if he will make it. I think I read somewhere that he even punctured a lung!

That’s the quick and juicy for today. Up next is the stats:

I’ve tried to make it easier for you to find my favorites. Since this is my blog, I get to choose who I highlight on the leader boards. I tell you what, if you have a leader you’d like for me to highlight, let me know in a comment and I will post tomorrows picks in different highlighted colors. Of course, I think I should highlight the Astana guys with the same color of the maglia rosa, but since Livestrong is and always will be Yellow, they will be yellow here as well!

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