Positives and negatives 2006

Positives:

• has shown glimpses of his former self
• started to win races again
• back to top-form on occasions
• won first stage-race since Dauphiné 2004
• sorted out his future
• good classic-campaign
• insulted the camera-man in the Tour
• new start to his career
• improved TTing
  

Negatives:

• failed in the Tour
• bad Vuelta
• very unconsistent
• left Euskaltel
• not friends with Madariaga anymore (it seems)
• will no longer be "the orange hope"
• troubled by illness