Five days in and it's been interesting. The 100th Giro has already thrown up some solid performances, answered a few questions and raised a few more. It was great to see Cav in the maglia rosa after the team TT. He then showed that he was human and that things don't always go to plan in road racing, but despite the loss to Petacchi and getting caught behind a crash on stage 3, his passion for winning and indeed for hating to lose was there for all to see. We've already seen the Jens Voigt breakaway and as always it was entertaining. Guts, grit and all that good stuff. At 38, Voigt has the art of suffering down. The questions surrounding the return to Grand Tour action for Lance and Ivan Basso have largely been answered thanks primarily to an early trip to the Dolomites. Basso looks in good shape and is aided by a strong team looking to put the hammer down when it gets steep. Armstrong has also faired well considering the broken collar bone and again aided by a strong team has limited his losses on the tough mountain top finishes to three minutes. It will undoubtably get tougher for Lance but if riding himself into shape is the plan, then all seems good. As for potential winners? Di Luca? Menchov? Basso? I'm sticking with Levi...
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