This article is completely ludicrous and biased if any article ever was. I must assume that Riis did not actually watch the stage if he thought Basso was so much better. Of course Lance was riding on the defensive. He is not going to try and push out ahead of the other riders while he is sitting on a nearly 3 minute cushion. Then whenever Basso decided to take off Lance had no trouble whatsoever catching him and staying with him. Lance seemed to be completely at ease and had no need in crossing the line before Basso because it would have served no good purpose. I think Riis needs to go shove his head up Basso's ass a little more.