Funny thing about cycling - people tend to live so much in the present of racing that they don't tend to talk about The Next Big Thing as much as they do in other sports.
Well, here's the guy who gets my vote: Xavier Tondo of Andalucia-Cajasur. After having a season of "almosts" since April - almost won the Vuelta a Andalucia (came in second by a mere eight seconds) this spring and almost won the Vuelta a Burgos yesterday (if Valverde had exploded fifteen seconds earlier, we wouldn't be talking about second place). He's aggressive, explosive, tenacious, and, by all accounts I've read, a really sweet guy.
http://www.e-bici.com/index.php?page=24&liar=418&p=-1
The look on Alejandro Valverde's face says it all....he nearly got killed, and doesn't he know it. (Interesting that the media keeps refering to him as "young Tondo" - I think he's actually two or three years older than Valverde.)
I'd put €5 on him making the Top 5 in the Vuelta a España this year, and raise it to €10 for him making the Top 3 if Valverde explodes or pulls out.
One to watch!
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