It really is amazing.
05-29-09, 08:29 PM
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It really is amazing.
But for a guy who's coming off 4 years of drinking beer and riding his bike 100 miles a week followed by a bunch of pins in a broken collarbone 8 weeks ago, that Lance is riding like a friggin beast in the 2nd biggest Grand Tour on the planet. And he has another 5 weeks to get ready for the TdF?
God help them all. That's all I can say.
God help them all. That's all I can say.
05-29-09, 08:57 PM
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4 years of carbo-loading
05-29-09, 10:17 PM
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Lance has been very impressive. I've gotten the feeling a couple times that he could have ridden away from Levi if he wanted to. Honestly, though, Contador is a different kettle of fish. I just can't see Lance competing consistently at that level.
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05-29-09, 11:24 PM
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Has coddling tendencies.
Shouldn't he be higher up in the GC given he's just 5 weeks from the TdF? Even if to help Contador win, that would mean he'd have to finish close to Contador. Unless he pulls a Popo and peels off halfway up a climb after dictating some peloton pain. Can he be just a teammate helping out on a climbing stage or two, or driving the peloton during a chase?
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But for a guy who's coming off 4 years of drinking beer and riding his bike 100 miles a week followed by a bunch of pins in a broken collarbone 8 weeks ago, that Lance is riding like a friggin beast in the 2nd biggest Grand Tour on the planet. And he has another 5 weeks to get ready for the TdF?
God help them all. That's all I can say.
God help them all. That's all I can say.
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But for a guy who's coming off 4 years of drinking beer and riding his bike 100 miles a week followed by a bunch of pins in a broken collarbone 8 weeks ago, that Lance is riding like a friggin beast in the 2nd biggest Grand Tour on the planet. And he has another 5 weeks to get ready for the TdF?
God help them all. That's all I can say.
God help them all. That's all I can say.
05-30-09, 10:40 AM
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You'll see.
