"The 33"-Road Bike Racing - Armstrong out of Paris Nice

Lance Armstrong will not take the start of the fourth stage of Paris-Nice, as the cold, snowy weather and fatigue from jetlag has caught up with him. Discovery Channel press spokesman Jogi Muller told Cyclingnews on Wednesday evening that Armstrong will return to his home base in Girona tomorrow and will re-evaluate his race program based on how he feels.

Armstrong had a lacklustre start to his European season and was lying in 62nd place after today's stage. In comparison, he last raced Paris-Nice in 1999, when he finished 61st overall. But that year marked the first of his record six Tour de France wins.

For those you who follow racing or race, you can see just by looking at Armstrong he is not fit and carrying many kilos of extra weight. Seems he is suffering from Jan syndrome this winter. My prediction, actually Jens Voigt's predition, is Lance will not start the Tour this year. He is too far away from his form to make it happen. You heard it here first.

Well, I saw that on paceline, and i think that theres something about his game, right now i hate to say it he looks way off his game. I think that eithor he is just doing this for training or somethings not right. I think he may kick his own ass in the months before the tdf though. Seems fishy

actually I heard it from Jens first, here second, and probably a million more times to come.

Any pics of his doughboy-ish figure???

Found one... What a Porker!!!

He is either suffering from Jan syndrome or maybe from eating to much crowe?!
When anyone has been on the top of their game, the only way left is down.

Its nto that hes fat! He just doesnt look like he reguarly does.

Yawwwn.....another Lance thread.

How is everyone on here gonna fill their day when he retires?

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oh yeah....I confused the price for them on the Competitive Cyclist webpage with their toll-free phone number.

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YOu're reading the thread! ;)




Yawwwn.....another Lance thread.

How is everyone on here gonna fill their day when he retires?

Sheesh, it's only early March. He's probably still in the early training stages and used the race as a test of his training level. It's a looooooooooooong way to July. He's no porker. He'll be in tip top shape by mid-May.

Koffee

I Was JOKING!!!




Sheesh, it's only early March. He's probably still in the early training stages and used the race as a test of his training level. It's a looooooooooooong way to July. He's no porker. He'll be in tip top shape by mid-May.

Koffee

YOu're reading the thread! ;)


good point. :D

I Was JOKING!!!



I got it.

I Was JOKING!!!


I'm talkng to everyone in general, not just one specific person...

Koffee

Its [not] that hes fat! He just doesnt look like he reguarly does.Arm and leg warmers will do that.

Yawwwn.....another Lance thread.

How is everyone on here gonna fill their day when he retires?

Double Yaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwnn, better yet what would you have to post about?

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So the guy can make it to the freakin' moon but can't finish a stupid bike race??

We are talking about the same guy, right?

I suppose everyone will blame the suit for making him look bulky in that picture as well?

Yup, a fifteen second glance at a video tape made on March 8th is all someone needs to judge how fit a rider will be by June or July. Ain't nothing gonna happen during three long months of training that might change things. Geez...

If someone is in their very BEST form of the year on March 8th, I don't think we will see much from that rider come July.

Um BOOOO Why the heck would he finish? His comment was that he just wanted to do better than last and he was in the top half of the field last time I checked. Why not finish the race? If he is sick I get it but if he is just jet lagged get your butt on the bike....and I am a fan. :(

Um BOOOO Why the heck would he finish? His comment was that he just wanted to do better than last and he was in the top half of the field last time I checked. Why not finish the race? If he is sick I get it but if he is just jet lagged get your butt on the bike....and I am a fan. :(

I am a fan too, but if you take a look back he does have a history of this when he is not performing well.

Yeah.....who has that quote in their sig, something like "Pain is temporary, but quitting is forever"?

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/people/images/armstrong.gif

So the guy can make it to the freakin' moon but can't finish a stupid bike race??

We are talking about the same guy, right?

No that was louis armstrong
http://www.yellow-springs.k12.oh.us/ys-mls/_borders/armstrong.jpg

Yeah.....who has that quote in their sig, something like "Pain is temporary, but quitting is forever"?


One of the most important lessons seasoned cyclists learn is when less is more. Rest is just as important as training...."what's good is bad and what's bad is good". With that said I predict that Lance will be defeated because he is more satisfied with his life than before. I think he will be missing that little edge he has had over others and that someone else will want it just that little bit more. Perhaps his condition reflects that more than anything. I will accept bets to that effect...hehe....although I would not be surprised to see him prove me wrong either because of his will to win and the strength of his team. Gee...I wonder if there will be any takers for LA in the 2005 TDF????

I have to agree about him losing his edge. He has a hot girl friend and is filthy rich. He has his kids which he enjoys.

Maybe if his GF breaks up with him he can have some anger or something built up that will help him race.

In case nobody noticed, there are 160 other riders in Paris-Tours.

I believe everyone realizes that there are other riders in the Paris-Tours. But like it or not, LA dropping out does deserve some press.

No that was louis armstrong
http://www.yellow-springs.k12.oh.us/ys-mls/_borders/armstrong.jpg

Man, it must have difficult to play that horn with his space helmet on. Those NASA engineers are geniuses!

Paris-Tours? How the heck did we end up there? I thought it
was Paris Nice that Lance dropped out of?
Just my .02 worth but come July Lance will be in
shape for the tour, no matter what Jens says (or hopes).

marty

It's all a media ploy. Lance is faking it. He'll be back in July kicking a$$ as usual.

It's his first race of the season. Many of the other guys have been racing since February. I doubt he's freaking out just yet, it's too early. And with the horrible weather in France, people are getting sick all over the place, who wouldn't? Why get pneumonia?

No, its not a media ploy. That doesn't mean he won't kick ass in July, but he didn't intentionally get fat and off-form for the early spring races to try and fake people out about his planned performance in July.... :rolleyes:

I'm not worried about his form, that will come back in the next few months as it does with all riders. I'm worried about his motivation to win. He has everything going his way right now,short of his own tv show, health,money,kids,woman,etc.... I think if it becomes to hard for him to ride, like weather or sickness,etc. he just won't have the motivation to keep it up, like years past and he might drop out of the Tour.

Whens his next schedule race?

Any pics of his doughboy-ish figure???

Found one... What a Porker!!!

Don't be fooled! Last year it was the doughnut ploy. Here's a pic from later in the season last year (2004). It's very hard to lose weight during the season. Hmmm, I wonder how he does that.

And with the horrible weather in France, people are getting sick all over the place, who wouldn't? Why get pneumonia?

But he is better padded than the other guys racing

what if God touched you or some strange fission accident caused you to suddenly be 500% better than anyone else? like the "Nutty Perfessor". would you play it cool or demonstate this ability strait out? I think Lance said "God, I'd give my left twin to win the TDF". POOF! Now Lance is incredibly gifted but has to play it cool now and then to appear human.

I actually thought he was looking pretty lean in one of the pictures I saw where his face looked very gaunt. I heard he got sick and I don't blame him at all for dropping out. Why take the risk of getting really sick. Plus, remember what everyone was saying last June (one month before the Tour, not four months before like now) when he was getting his butt kicked by Mayo and Hamilton in the Dauphine Libere. He will be ready for the Tour and he will probably win. He knows EXACTLY how to train for HIS race and to be at his peak at the right time. Plus, he's a psycho and will push himself to the edge of death before losing the Tour.

Paris-Tours? How the heck did we end up there? I thought it
was Paris Nice that Lance dropped out of?
Just my .02 worth but come July Lance will be in
shape for the tour, no matter what Jens says (or hopes).

marty
Woops.

Nice. Of course.

Its those kids. In order to keep from getting sick, step one is to avoid all kindergarden-age to age 8 or 9 kids. they are germ farms, collectors and generators. the same reason is why jan keeps getting sick.

just my personal theory.

One thing is when people look at his stomach he may look like he waysa 200+ but it is a way of breathing that maximizes the amount of oxygen that he can take in wile riding.

Um, no, maybe he's pregnant!

Where's my National Enquirer?

Yeah, thats no gut.... He's belly breathing...

Hes suffering from chemtrail illness . He will be back when it clears .