As for the other domestic teams, Bobby Julich (CSC) was less than impressed beyond Haedo and Toyota-United, and offered a challenge to those teams. "The Toyota team definitely brought their A-game and won two stages. Everyone else is licking their wounds, maybe waiting for Georgia or Philadelphia. But if you have the chance to race against eight ProTour teams and your goal is to be a European pro, you have to bring your A-game, and we didn't see so many guys that jumped out of the woodwork that said, 'Hey, take me to Europe, I'm ready.'
Is the playing field level and the Euro pros just that much better?