This is one of my favorite moments in sports.
2001. The base of the Alpe d'Huez. Lance has been sandbagging and everyone -- EVERYONE -- "knew" he didn't have it in him to win. Many of the US Postal Team have fallen away, burning themselves to keep Lance in the hunt with Ullrich and Telekom. Ullrich's got a couple of mandarins still with him; Lance is alone.
Just as we get to the real steep of Alpe d'Huez, a legendary hill, Lance dances up on the pedals, shoots The Look back to Ullrich and just absolutely freaking rolls him; streaking up the mountain and effectively cementing another TdF victory.
It was truly awesome to behold.
JP