Originally Posted by RC2
And Lance is on a team 100% dedicated to sacrificing themselves to Lance (aside from a couple of stages and I say way-to-go Hincapie), and arguable the best team at that. Sure its a team sport, and Lance's team makes life incredibly easy for him. If you're Lance/Disco, no-brainer. The point is it makes things a bit boring w/r/t what Lance is doing.
he's the team leader. if other teams played the game they way discovery does, the race would probably be more competitive.
i'm not a lance fan -- FAR from it. but i like the way discovery goes about its business. as they say, "no news is good news," and they've proven that year after year.
if you look at discovery's tactics, they only pull out the big guns when they have to. they don't do it just for the glory like most other teams. boring or not, it's what works, and if no one else wants to play smart, they're going to lose everytime. i'm really interested in seeing how it works out for them next year.
but boredom and tactics aside, i have my own view of the sport. it ain't about what you're on -- it's the quality of what you're on.