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Is there any reason Vitamin C can't just be injected and not taken through an IV with saline?

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3 minutes too slow though. Makes wonder how Floyd did it. Edit....I know how he did it. What I mean is how huge was his pool of determination he drew from on that day? Disgraceful, and still awe-inspiringly amazing to this day.

A beautiful sight! For one who will never ride it of course. I keep wishing someday a major contender will roll the dice on the first climb on a stage like that one. If he gets away it will completely ruin the feed zone for everyone else. Alas, that is not the era of cycling I've come to...

Alright, the steepness certainly accounts for a riders style (Basso vs Pantani) and I see how a difficult road might lend itself to a more explosive rider, but shouldn't the high altitude of the Alps make them noticably more difficult? Or does the more gradual steepness of the climbs lend...

So this comes from Phil and Paul so I know I should take it with a grain of salt, but they claim that the Mountain ranges affect riders differently. Some can do well up the Alps but struggle in the Pyreneese and vice versa. Is there any tangible reason that you guys have seen that they may be...

Contador struggled without a doubt. But I don't believe him to be demoralized for the same reason I don't believe he is the type of rider to try and be cagey, allowing a small time loss to lure his opponents into a false sense of security and confidence only to crush their morale in one swoop...

I disagree that the situation in 2009 proved he was mentally strong in anything tangible to this years race. Regardless if there was bickering going on at the hotel and on the bus, he was a strongest rider by an incredibly large margin. He wasn't battling an equal where any sense of doubt as...

I know its a lot of work but you seem to have a good memory/plethora of knowledge on the race. Any chance I can get a recap of other notable ones dating back to the 60's? I have only seen last years.

And what was the 94 route? I've actually wanted to know if there is anywhere with stage profiles for the old routes.

It was part of the plan. Stage 3: step 1, set a high tempo entering the most difficult cobbles. Step 2, Frank fall down in front of everybody creating gaps. Step 3, Cancellara drags Andy to the finish regaining the time he lost in the prolouge. Except for the smashed collarbone it was...

I wanted to post in the why the hate for lance thread, but see why it has been closed. This thread is more than a bit unruly and I assume this post will probably get lost in the shuffle but I'll go ahead instead. As far as I can gather Lance is hated for the transcendant success he has...