Originally Posted by
Suzie Green
Sort of reminds me of the time that Lance bonked (on the Tourmalet? I forget...) and Ullrich and the others rode away from him. I guess even a pro can get caught up in the action of the day and forget to keep eating. I'm looking forward to seeing the recap today on VS!
Yes, one mistake at the wrong time can cost you the race. I think he totally shelled himself on the 7th stage just to keep a respectable time. And he totally destroyed himself doing so. It will probably take him 2-3 days of rest and easy spinning to fully recover from that kind of a workout. It also put him in a bad position for stage 8.