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Lance Armstrong-riding into the sunset?
Well I called it wrong the other day. I looked into my Magic 8-Ball and asked, “Will Lance attack on stage 13?” The answer was in the affirmative but I guess even Magic 8-Balls have an off day.
Then Armstrong, in what later was described as a planned attack, joined a break that actually stayed away! The (virtual) cheers in the chat room were deafening – people not only wanted, but were literally willing Armstrong to victory. However this is no fairy tale story and the Texan was out sprinted to the line by Frenchman Pierrick Fedrigo (or as I like to say in the Versus chat room, “Random French Dude”).
Posted on the Team RadioShack blog Johan Bruyneel said that Armstrong’s lack of results these past couple of stages were on purpose.
“Now that he’s not in contention for the general classification anymore, you try to save strength.” I wonder what Levi thought of that strategy when it was announced on the team bus? I continue to ponder how that plan would have gone over during the halcyon Armstrong days? Probably not well.
Read the full post at Versus.com.
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