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Originally Posted by dd74
My goodness, LA's already won the tour on tactic alone.
Crosswinds, slow corner on flat surface and with nine members of a very strong opposing team up front - and he knew where to be at the right time to move up seven spots.
That's not racing. That's mathematics.
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How can they let them get away on the flats. Someone felt asleep. There are going to be some pissed team bosses at the end of the day.
Not to take anything away from Lance, but I really think the other GC men missed the break when the men attack up front to split the field.
Johan Bruneel (sp?) is the real man and some of the super domestiques are behind all the racing just like Wilfred Peeters was to Johan Museeuw, my hero. Up to the mid 90s, a rider must be able to read a race and rely on their domestiques or simplely make friends or buy them off if they want to win. Now, race radio changed all that. Their coach is doing all the racing. Telling them when to attack, and how long the hill is and where to let up.
I think Lance did the right thing and gain some free time on the real GC men, but its still early. I would watch that young Spanish punk on his team. he might turn out to be his biggest battle.