Armstrong destroying Contador in training

too bad July is nearly 8 months from now and AC is coming off victories in Giro/Vuelta along with having surgery a couple weeks ago...

This has all the makings of the La Vie Claire team in the mid 80's, with half the team riding for one rider and half the other

The 2:45 marathon training made him bulletproof on the bike.

Or perhaps a new PED.

Well, Armstrong ought to be ahead of the curve, afterall, he's been training throughout the fall and his focus is on the Giro d'Italia beginning in early May. Contador has taken the fall off and is just getting back into shape with his focus strictly on the Tour de France. Armstrong will win both and it will be great.

masters fattie wrote:

This has all the makings of the La Vie Claire team in the mid 80's, with half the team riding for one rider and half the other

Yeah, I was just going to say that. For those not familiar, Bernard Hinault and Greg leMond were both riding for La Vie Claire. In 1984 Hinault (who had won in 1978, 1979, 1981 and 1982) finished second and Lemond finished third (in his debut) while riding in support for Hinault. In 1985, Lemonde was ordered by the team to again ride in support for Hinault. Hinault was injured in a crash and Lemond propbably could have attacked an won, but didn't. Lemond unded up finishing second while Hinault won his fith title. It all came to a head in 1986 when Hinault publicly stated he would ride in support of Lemond, in return for the previous year, but then preceded to ride on his own and build a huge lead over Lemond. Lemonde eventually overtook Hinault and won his first of three titles.

Biking must be easy.

2:45 mary shape + a few months back on the bike = top form

Hinault was always so much stronger than LeMond....I remember LeMond crying on top of Luz Ardiden because he had to wait for Hinault. He continues to cry to this day.

Interesting news.

I wonder what all the non-doping teams are up to.

Fat wrote:

Biking must be easy.

2:45 mary shape + a few months back on the bike = top form

Yeah, I doubt there is anything to the idea of sport specific endurance. Just like all the Kenyan/Ethopian runners could win the nordic ski events in the winter olympics.

i wonder what you mean by 'non doping teams'....i'm a huge cycling fan and I wasn't aware of any

I think he's a lying little prick, but if he comes back and contends at the top level, we have to recognize how impressive it is.

The fact is that if everyone was clean or everyone was doped, Armstrong would have won either way.

^^^^^ you sir, are correct!

IF he finishes... Count on at least one drunk frenchman knocking LA clean off his bike during the tour. I'd like to see him come back and win, but to lose will do little to clear his name unfortunately.

Dingler wrote:

Yeah, I was just going to say that. For those not familiar, Bernard Hinault and Greg leMond were both riding for La Vie Claire. In 1984 Hinault (who had won in 1978, 1979, 1981 and 1982) finished second and Lemond finished third (in his debut) while riding in support for Hinault. In 1985, Lemonde was ordered by the team to again ride in support for Hinault. Hinault was injured in a crash and Lemond propbably could have attacked an won, but didn't. Lemond unded up finishing second while Hinault won his fith title. It all came to a head in 1986 when Hinault publicly stated he would ride in support of Lemond, in return for the previous year, but then preceded to ride on his own and build a huge lead over Lemond. Lemonde eventually overtook Hinault and won his first of three titles.

So is it leMond, Lemond, or Lemonde?

You have it as "Lemond" five times and "Lemonde" twice? Are your powers of concentration really that bad? Or were you hedging your bets on how it was spelled?

i prefer lemonade

but either way....he's a complete moron

its Greg Lemon.

Nobody gives a damn who wins the workout except guys who can't win anything else.

He's had how many years, untested, to juice up?