Originally Posted by TYB069
Don't get me wrong, the physical, mental conditioning is there and without it, he wouldn't be able to compete (he's only matched by a select handful of people in the world), I'm just saying maybe luck gave him that extra little bit when it mattered most and put him over those select few who could (arguably) come close to or match his physical performance.
My memory is a bit fuzzy, but I seem to recall that Lance didn't have a flat or even unclip from his pedals due to an incident until '04. Yeah, there's some luck involved, but there is also planning to the smallest detail so that nothing is left to chance. IOW, you make your luck.
-murray