It may pay you to research this bet a little. I have spent 3-4 hours searching but i havent been able to find out anything for certain.

Michael Rasmussen is a terrific climber. He has won the King of the Mountains jersey in the Tour de France for the last 2 years.

If he were fully geared up for the Giro 81.0 would represent spectacular odds. However he is more than likely fine tuning himself for the Tour de France. His personal website alludes to this but its a little cloudy.

A riders plans can change very quickly in pro cycling. This years giro is not dominated by time trials and is actually a very balanced mix. That said there are some big mountain stages en route. I am sure Rasmussen will do nothing on the flat stages and may well go on the attack in the mountains.

If he is on good form and does well early in the mountains he will carry on and look to take another KOM title. If he does not go too well early we will probably not hear from him bar perhaps one days effort to win a stage.

It is interesting to note he is the team leader for the Giro at Rabobank and also he has another good climber in Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano alongside him in the team. If Cano were to ride for Rasmussen, Rasmussen could accumulate a big haul of points.

All this is highly speculative of cause and it remains to be seen how well this goes. I am tempted to just go for the win because the 2 likely scenarios are he goes really well and romps off with this jersey or is practically anonymous and we dont hear from him.

Just becuase i would want to tip an 81.0 shot, have him finish in the top 3 and not win a penny i'll tip him at 1 point each way but it should be noted this is really one of those win or bust bets and he does not represent good each way value. He represent good win value altho you should be aware he may well not even give us a run for our money.

Pick : Rasmussen to win the KOM jersey
Odds : 81.00
Stake : 2 / 10
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Date : 2007-06-03
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