Originally Posted by
Flak
I think he was just beat down after being hammered again and again by the dream team of CSC. They always had a fresh guy on him, making him work. Had he tried to attack we all know they would have just marked him, let him use his energy, and go back to business as usual when he gave it up....grinding him down. By the time the TT came around....his legs were toast.
Perfect example of a strong rider being no match for a strong team.
All the other GC guys responded to those attacks as well (they might not have kept up necessarily, but they responded with the effort), and they didn't seem to fade in the TT. Menchov and VDV come to mind....neither of those guys had any real help in the mountains either.