“I really think we have a better team than last year”, said director sportif Joxean Fernandez Matxin recently at the team presentation of Saunier Duval. A remark that can be interpreted in two ways due to the many mutations in the team this winter. On the one hand the team lost a quartet of important riders like Koldo Gil, Gilberto Simoni, Francisco Ventoso and David Millar. Iban Mayo is still out of competition due to alleged doping use. The loss of Mazur, Rinero, Trentin, Wielinga and Zarate will probably not worry manager Gianetti so much. Overall the team seems to have lost quality. So why...