Who's hot.......and who's not

So who's hot and who's not this week........

On fire this week:
1. Alistair Brownlee - Brownlee is the smiling assassin. Be warned people. His baby face is only a facade. When he gets onto the course he is ruthless and cunning and has shown that his Madrid win is no fluke. He is a breath of fresh air upsetting the usual suspects on the ITU circuit.

2. Luke McKenzie - What another great effort by a guy who has paid his dues. His change of training attitude has seen him just get better and better. The real test will be in October where a top 10 awaits.

3. Fabian Cancellara - Cancellara is a guy I love. Rides the big classics beautifully and can time trial the house down. He used this trick to win the Tour de Suisse and while I doubt he'll be leading the Tour de France in week three it certainly shows him to be in form for the time trials. The 15km opening stage around Monaco should suit the Swiss flyer.

4. Emma Moffatt - Emma is cast a little in the shadow of that other Emma (Snowsill). But in Washington this weekend she broke free of that and showed the triathlon world just how good she is. Her win in DC shows she has got it to win big races. She is only going to take away a huge amount of confidence from this. Memo to the rest of the ITU field - keep your eye on her!

5. Nicole Klingler - If you're a pro and you get out of the water 10 minutes down on your main rival then you might be entitled to lose the plot. Not for this athlete. She spent her day chasing Hilary Biscay and better yet she caught her. Proving it is not over until it is over Klingler's win in Japan was well deserved.

Wrong 'un of the week:
Tom Boonen - unfortunately for Tom he is back in this spot again. Again! Why would he be threatening legal action to ride the Tour de France? Boonen was found to have failed a drug test for cocaine and was promptly told by the ASO (the guys who run the Tour) that he was not welcome. His indiscretions can not be tolerated by a race that has fought so hard to clean up it's image. And surely, as they have the right to exclude teams, the ASO can exclude individuals. Boonen is perceived to be a real risk. If he tests positive at the Tour the world and the press are not going to care because it was cocaine. They will be writing the story that another cyclist has tested positive at the world's cycling showpiece. The ASO and the sport just can't have that.