According to a recent Velonews article Carlos Sastre has indicated that it's possible he will sit out on the Tour de France for the first time in five years. Although the 2010 edition of le Tour seems to play to his strengths what Sastre really seems to fear is a Cadel Evans who is coming into spectacular complaining form after his disastrous wheel change debacle in this year's Vuelta. Sastre appears ready to concede the Kleenex jersey without even holding a press conference in anger.
"After last year's season and now with the curse of the Rainbow jersey, Evans' complaining will be nearly unstoppable. He should have plenty to whine about and after all the practice from last season, what with the Tour, Vuelta, and all, I don't see how Cadel couldn't win the Kleenex. So it's probably best if I just give up now and start working on excuses for next year."
Sastre admitted that his claim that other riders "don't want [him] to win the Tour" during this year's TdF was greatly overshadowed buy the stellar excuse-making and general cry-babyness that has caused some to call Evans "The John Coltrane of Excuses."
We can only hope (at least for the cycling press' sake) that Sastre's recent statements are merely a shot across Evan's bow and a reminder from Sastre that while some may don wool and windproof vests to reconnoiter race routes in the off-season, Sastre will sit warm and snuggly by his fireplace dreaming up better and better excuses.
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