Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
Yeah , it's all fixed, right. Except that the Tour ends around the end of July and the Mt. Washington hill climb is a little over 2 weeks later. Hamilton and Danielson killed it, Hamilton 4 times. It takes a little longer to recover from a 3 week tour than a short work period. Lance, among others, was a heckuva sprinter, especially against a local crowd. Of course it takes longer to recover for a Grand Tour than for a day race, but that wasn't what I was talking about. Not too many of us are prepping for GTs.
The crits are fixed. That's what I said and that's a fact.
And no, Lance was not a heckuva sprinter against legitimate bike racers. Compared to your local MUT rider, sure. Pretty much anyone that raced well would be.