DenisMenchov

He is finding his legs, and he is starting to have that acceleration - did you see him bridge that gap. You could see he wanted to attack...too bad Bruyneel caged the animal once again

botto 

you need to post less, and pay more attention.

Quel

This thread is almost as ridiculous as the threads calling Lance a has been for getting dropped in Stage 15. Dropped one stage, dropped but caught up the next. By the end of tomorrow we will probably know better, but its too early to tell just yet.

julian

Why, haven't you watched today's stage??

botto 

julian

A little head and shoulders would do wonders for you!

cotatrials

hmmm, I wonder who will get dope tested today

chrisvu05

Not today....they have been testing him every 3 days since the 11th. He was tested the 11th, 14th, 17th, and 20th. So it looks like he'll be tested on the TT day the 23rd. I bet they pull a 6am wake up call.

botto 

a little knowledge would do wonders for you too.

Gotte

I'm with you. It was great to see a bit more umphhh.

gear

Lance is a support rider for Contador. Bruyneel "caged" a lot of good riders to supply support for Lance over the years, now its his turn.

monosierra

I don't know if this is your way of acting smart with one-liners or if you're just trolling around, but you sir are getting on many peoples' nerves.

chrisvu05

you must be new...

Laggard

He's botto.

bigfred 

Hi,

And, welcome to bikeforums. Newb, meet Botto. Botto, well, you already recognized our new friend..........

DenisMenchov

OrionKhan

I would agree. Lance made a great acceleration to catch up. But that's what he was doing, catching up after being dropped. Tomorrow will tell how his legs respond to a brutal day like today. Lance did finally show a glimpse of the old Lance today. It was nice to see.

reef58

One for the fanboys. No I don't think this will happen, but there is always a chance.

Lance gains 20 seconds on AC in the ITT, and survives tomorrow. Stage 20 Saxo attacks Lance can't match acceleration. Alberto fends off attacks from Andy. Lance gets it going and has JB to tell AC not to worry he is on the way. Andy and Alberto on on the edge. Lance catches up sits on for a second, then launches an attack. AC & AS are gassed and can't follow.

Richard

julian

Orion, where have you been!?

He was not dropped in my opinion. If he had it in his legs to make up 35 seconds over 2K's and drop other riders at the same time, then he was just playing the team game. Did you see Contador start looking around when JB announced that Armstrong was bridging?
If you are cooked and can't respond to an acceleration, yet you can shortly thereafter chase them down, then I don't buy the argument that he was dropped.

reef58

Julian Julian Lance is strong, but he cannot match the pace. That's what got him Sunday. If he pulls the sitting in team tactic tomorrow say bye bye podium. Contador is itching, and if Saxo attacks, and can't put AC on the edge I am willing to bet he will counter. The pace will be insane, and no hope of bridging the gap.

Richard

Laggard

Why do some refuse to believe that Lance Armstrong can be dropped?

julian

Richard, Richard, Richard, Richard.

Didn't you pour over my grassy knoll theory with a fine tooth comb?

He not only bridged the gap with an amazing effort, but he dropped some pretty good climbers doing so. I am sure Contador was shocked when the old man pulled up next to him.
He was playing possum on Stage 15, to take any pressure off himself and to give Contador a false sense of security.

reef58

Alright now I thinks you are trolling. If not you will like my post further up the page. Enjoy!

Richard

unterhausen

I'm as much of a lance fanboy as you'll find, but this made me smile. He and Kloden were riding by themselves and Kloden rode away. There was no reason for Lance not to go with because he wouldn't be towing anyone to AC. He just didn't have it that day. Team orders just mean that you don't tow anyone up to your team leader, in a situation like that, you can go as fast as you want.

I was impressed today. Maybe the AC group had slowed, but Lance looked great.

OrionKhan

Nonsense. There is absolutely NO reason for him to let himself be dropped by a group that included A. Schleck and Wiggins. The guys who did it were immediately behind him in the standings. The pace at the start of the climb was brutal. Lance did the smart think and stayed within himself and rode his pace. Then he attacked when he was able. LA did a great job getting back to the group and preserving his position in the GC. But he did initially get dropped. Ain't no rationalizing that.

It will be interesting to see how Lance's legs are tomorrow. Its looking like Saxo Bank and the Schleck boys are determined to make everyone experience some time in the hurt locker before this one is over. They're not showing any signs of giving up the attacks.