| GC | Sprinter | KOM | American | Team | |
| Rich Anderson | Alejandro Valverde 5'00 | Thor Hushovd 30pts | Thomas Voeckler 20pts | Christian Vande Velde | Euskatel |
| Jon Downey | Cadel Evens 30" | Robbie Mckewn 3'30" | David Millar 3'00" | Tyler Farrar 3'00" | High Road/Columbia |
| Craig Harding | Carlos Sastre 2'00 | Robbie Mckewn 5'00" | Thomas Voeckler | George Hincapie 7'00" | CSC |
| Todd Jochum | Kim Kirchen(1'30") | Alejandro Valverde 10" | Thomas Voeckler 3'00" | Christian Vande Velde 5'00" | High Road/Columbia |
| Joe Savoie | Cadel Evens 1'23" | Thor Hushovd 4'56" | Carlos Sastra 7'03" | George Hincapie 5'09" | CSC |
| Jon Spray | George HinCapie 0'30 | Thor Hushovd 5pts | Oscar Pereiro 5pts | George Hincapie 3'00" | CSC |
It looks like it is going to be a different kind of Tour this year. No Prolog, time bonuses and hopefully no EPO.
I layed out some rules for a competition to have fun with this years tour and as a added bonus win some socks. You can send your picks to me directly at enkidu36@yahoo.com or just post a comment here. I will make a chart with everyones pick. The tour starts Saturday so do your research and have your picks into me by Tuesday July 8th.
Tour de France site - http://www.letour.fr/us/homepage_courseT... Here one of many articles talking about the contenders - http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/tou... Top Americans - http://www.bicycling.com/tourdefrance/ar...
6 Prizes to give out.
Tour Winner GC competition:
Choose who you think will win and choose the time gap to second place GC guy(used for tie breaker)
Sprinter's jersey competition:
Choose the sprinter who you think will win and choose the GC time gap to second place sprinter (used for tie breaker)
King of the Mtn competition:
Choose the climber who you think will win and choose the GC time gap to second place climber (used for tie breaker)
Team competition:
Choose the Team you think will win and choose the time gap to second place team(used for tie breaker)
Highest Placed American competition:
Choose an American you think will win and choose the GC time gap to second highest placed American(used for tie breaker)
Omnium competition:
The winner will be the one with the lowest overall ranking of the above selections combined. The tie break will be the time gap between 1st GC and highest placed American.