Originally Posted by hodadmike
I'd love to see the reaction of the French after an American podium sweep. Crybabies.
Honestly, they wouldn't give a ****, because they know they have nobody presently that can make it to the podium. They'll be happy if Moncoutié wins his usual stage in the Alpes, and if they win the stage on 14th July, Bastille day.
Other than that, you can be damn sure they'll find it very weird, if those guys win stages in the mountains with large advances. Let's see:
Hincapie: 32 - 9 participations in the Tour (104th, 53rd, 78th, 65th, 71st, 59th, 47th, 33rd, 14th)
Landis: 31 - 4 participations (61st, 77th, 23rd, 9th)
Leipheimer: 32 - 3 participations (6th, 9th, 8th)
(Source: Tour de France - participations with abandons not included)
Don't get me wrong. These guys are very good, but if they make it
all to the podium, we'll have a fun story to tell here again.