Originally Posted by Dolomiti
And how exactly do you suppose they do that? Teams have tried for six years to break that USPS/Discovery tactic. Are you suggesting they shove him off the road?
The thing is, when Armstrong's teamates are pushing the pace like that, it's near impossible to 'push Armstrong to do mistakes'. IF his teamates are pushing the pace like that
No need to shove him of the road, LOL! T-Mobile just need to attack, attack and attack, 'cause don't forget they have THREE contenders in that team: Kloden, Vino and Jan; if you've followed the TDF the last 6 years (I have all the DVDs since 1999, watched them over and over again), you'll notice that Lance doesn't take well being attack over and over again, he buckles under this type of pressure, his style is more waiting for the last few miles to give his final attack blow with the help of his teammates. Basso is another tough card in the mountains too. I'd like to see Mayo and Heras do something too, they might steal stage finish glories.
Let's see who outsmarts who in this cat and mouse game in this critcal week, can't wait, it'll be HOT baby!
Corsaire