Originally Posted by
patentcad
My sense is that it was something more than that. I don't think he would have had it to hang with Contador and Andy this year. Hell, Levi can't even hang with those boys. Regardless, getting 3rd at 37 and riding in the top 20% of the peloton in the world's hardest bicycle race at 38 (nearly 39) is rather amazing.
I agree. But he came out with a burning time trial and lady luck dumped on him from there on in. While I do not think he would have won the tour, I do think he would have been on the podium if he didn't crash so many times. I think he has crashed about 8 times already. To be honest, once he fell back on that stage 7 minutes, he mentally gave up. I'm thinking he has a stage win in him up in the Pyrenees.