Originally Posted by Paul Barnard;22115410[b
]I did not know that about Bernal until just now. I hope he can find relief for his back problems.
Primoz for the win.
I always like to guess who the highest placing USA rider will be and how far out of the top ten they will place.
Sepp Cuss was very good last year in the second half. Save for two stages, he was as good as anyone from the mid point on. Cuss will place in the low 20's
Bernal won the Giro this year and he looked as good as ever, until the 3rd week, but even then, he was right up there. I'm sure he is skipping the TdF and will be riding the Vuelta for the win. I'll guess he still has some back issues, but they are not effecting his cycling as much as they were. As a back pain sufferer, I get it. I had my spine fused in 2007 and it still gives me some random issued here and there.