Originally posted by Walter
I think, and have already said, that Mayo is the future of the Le Tour. The only question for Mayo is when does the future arrive?
I can definitely see him on the podium this year. Assuming Armstrong wins #5 Mayo may well be the one to deny him number 6. We'll see.
Let Mayo win next year, Armstrong for no' 5!
Yeah, Lance doesn't seem as strong, (or is he bluffing?) but where it matters, he and his team are doing the business - when Beloki and Hamilton went ahead, USPS got them back with no trouble. When Armstrong needed to sprint to get third, he did so.
I think he's just calculating better, and he'll still win. It's good that it seems tighter though, makes better TV.