[herr_oberst]

Jonas just finished winning the Giro; he's now just the 8th man to win all three Grands, and the last was Froome. (I'm pretty sure that suddenly Poggy is going to try and accomplish the triple before he retires. Tadej seems to be chasing records right now). Speaking of Pogacar, he's had an incredible classics season. He's won almost everything he's entered, and now he's rested and most likely licking his chops to try and win back to back to back. But he's got the hot new kid to think about, 19 year old Paul Seixas, who many say has the talent to overshadow Poggy in the coming years. Time will tell. He's incredibly young to be entering the tour at 19, and his team isn't anywhere near as mighty as UAE, so probably a couple-few stage wins in the mountains will be the best Paul Seixas can hope for. Then there's Rrrrrrrremco, who still fancies himself a GC contender. Who knows, maybe this might be the year, but his own teammate Florian Liepowitz is rightfully gunning for top spot in Bora Hansgrohe and frankly, I think he's got better discipline and might be just as if not more talented as Rrrrrrrremco. Plus, Primoz can't be counted out; a tough choice for Red Bull. Who will be coronated team leader and what will that do to the egos of the other two who will be asked to support him?

So 'first page' contenders would be

Jonas
Pog
Remco/Florian (really this pair should be second page, but I frankly will be questioning Jonas' legs after his Giro win, and I don't want to put Tadej alone here as the only first pager and if I leave these two off, I have to leave Jonas off)

'Second page' would be the likes of

Matteo Jorgensen (My sentimental favorite; he's from my hometown)
Paul Seixas
Maybe Simon Yates or Isaac Del Torro if something happens to Tadej
Primoz Roglic

As for announcers, look for Bobke and Christian Vande Velde; they're currently calling the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (formerly known as the Dauphine) on Peacock, so unless viewers revolt, that's probably who will be sitting in tbe booth in July. I thing Vande Velde did a great job reporting on the motorcycle in years past, but now that PL has retired, I'm sure he thinks he deserves a chance to come in out of the weather...