Originally Posted by
mattm
Giro is heating up!
ToC seems like an amateur race compared to the Giro. And it's not just the announcers; the level of racing seems somewhat like MLS compared to European teams. Euro teams seem annoyed by this too.
I watch it anyway, if only to see glimpses of guys I've seen locally and/or raced at some point.
I dig watching the local roads and some of the smaller teams, but the excitement of watching Etixx sit on the front and pull the break back day after day is a bit dull. There are other teams in the race, but I guess no other sprinters so the other 20 something teams are just there to sit in.