That was the most amazing stage of the Tour de France I’ve seen in years. The peloton falling to peices, all the Big Men being shelled off the back, and Lance pulls up to Popovych and tells him to launch him, and Popovych destroys the three T-Mobile pretenders to the throne, and launches Lance. Five guys left at the front, and Lance sets the pace for a while, and goes to the back of the five to take a quick look, goes back to the front, raises the pace again and slowly kills Basso. Rassmussen, Valverde, Macebo? Who picked them to be up there with Armstrong?
Can Lance keep this up? Can any human challenge him?
A few days later, not Valverde. Such a shame too. But I’m hoping Rassmussen will give him a run for his money. This is getting boring!
–SJ
Boring, hell. Lance is not only in the best shape I’ve ever seen him, he’s also more relaxed that I’ve ever seen him – laughing and joking with the motorcycle camera men and other rider. And Lance knows that Rassmussen can’t time-trial, so he’s not going to win the GC.