Originally Posted by Grasschopper
First big climb of the Tour and he is off the back and his team mates are actually PUSHING him up the mountain...I can't wait to watch this this evening.
I just read that and I can't wait to see it too.
I actually feel sorry for him in some way. As you said, every year he is tapped to be a contender and the last three he has been a disaster. I think it's all in his head now, that he can't compete and his body just quits on him at the first sign of difficulty. After his big win on that stage a few years back there was a huge spread in CycleSport about him, how he was ready, etc. etc. I think that actually put the elephant on his back. He liked to be the unknown who won from the back, but couldn't handle being the frontrunner.
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