Make it 201 ! This is gonna be goooood.

I'm really glad to see that Vinokourov's team (Astana-Würth, formerly Liberty Seguros-Würth) is participating, that was up in the air for a bit.

So here's Jobob Soothsayer's predictions for the finishing order:

Basso

Ullrich (he'll smoke everyone in the TTs but when all is said & done Basso will get him in the mountains)

Landis

Vinokourov

Leipheimer (but I'd love to see him finish higher)

Hincapie (or Popovych)

Valverde

Mayo

Cunego

Evans

bitter little man Simoni


I'll no doubt be eating my CSC cap by the time this is over