Are you the next Ibán? Nr. 3: Igor Antón

Candidate number 3 is the obvious one; Igor Antón, the natural heir to Ibán's crown many would say. But are all the factors there for Igor to be called 'The Next Ibán'?

• Basque? Yes
• Awesome climber? Yep, but could get even more awesomer, if that's a word (?)
• Erratic? Most definetely so
• Good in long time trials? Not at all
• Explosive? Kind of
• Classy? On a scale from 1 to 10, he'd get a 6
• Rock star looks? Nope
• GT material? Nope
• Fragile personality? No, he seems like a level-headed guy
• Cool sideburns and earrings? No
• Verdict: He's got the most important credentials: big talent, awesome climber, bad in the TTs, very erratic. That sounds like Ibán. The looks are not there though, but that's but a minor negative. The major sticking point is that, eventhough he's taken some big wins in the Vuelta, Romandie and in Suisse, his wins are not exactly Alpe d'Huez-in-the-Tour, Ventoux-record kind of wins. But he's still got some years left, so it's more than likely that he's the closest we'll get to a new Ibán.