Originally Posted by teamawe
Those that understand bike racing do, which is to say most Americans don’t.... Lets be realistic here, LA would be a FOOL to attack when 2:30 up.
Folks keep confirming Disco's and LA's approach is valid, makes great sense, it's all about the team protecting the GC rider, etc etc. Now LISTEN: nobody's going to argue that.
The original poster's comment was: "After watching the various stages of the tour it appears that Lance is winning this thing with one arm tied behind his back."
Others are having discussion related to that -- and, yep, it's TRUE. LA is coasting to a win in most stages easily.
Have there been great cycling rivalries in the past that have played out much differently than the quasi-boring 2005 tour? Heck yeah! Merckx didn't get the nickname "Cannibal" for nothing, for instance. Think of some of TdF's classic rivalries: Lemond-Fignon, Lemond-Hinault, Indurain-Rominger... who's LA's rival? So is 2005 Boring?!? I've watched most of almost every stage (thank you OLN), but yes, it's still a bit boring.
