“When I think of our guys like George, Popo, Jose, Paolo – Chechu even – I don't see the difference between them and the new favorites is that big anymore. Basso and Ullrich – it was quite big – but those other guys? They are in our reach.
“So I would definitely like to start the Tour with the same idea that we came here with: knowing that we have nothing to prove, but that everything is possible, and nothing is an obligation. I can see that there's all of a sudden for a guy like Levi or Floyd or Valverde… but I think that they will have to live up to the expectations and live up to the responsibility.
“And I definitely would like to see that happen and we'll watch it from a distance in the beginning. Hopefully stay as close as possible and take advantage of an opportunity when we see it.”
Transcription of OLN interview with Johan Bruyneel, sports manager for Discovery pro cycling team, at The Paceline.com (free registration). He was assessing the changing Tour de France picture for team members George Hincapie, Yaroslav Popovych, Jose Azevedo, Paolo Savoldelli, and Viatcheslav Ekimov.
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