Did Lance betray George?

[mherm79]

And Lance should remember his own words: pas de cadeaux!!

very true, with the exception of the flat stages when a weaker rider is allowed to maintain the yellow...but now that we are in the alps..

 

[Kennf1]

LA's interview before today's stage shows he is still on the defensive with George, and is trying hard to put it ALL on Garmin. He keeps saying Astana only put 2 guys on the front. What the hell? I'd love to hear the radio chatter between Lance and Bruyneel after the stage.

 

[stephens]

I like Hincapie and would have liked to see him in Yellow, but the reason he's not wearing it is that on the day he didn't go fast enough.

Yes. I'd have been happy to see George in yellow. But he needs to earn that on the road and not get the jersey just because all the other riders behind him went slow and let him get it. This whole "controversy" is ridiculous.

We just shouldn't be celebrating interim leaders who have no shot in the end (Nocentini) or stage winners who only won because they are no threat to the overall and everyone else just let them go ahead. I mean, in reality the guy who wins the breakaway should only be proud of beating the other couple guys who were in the breakaway with him. Everybody else was under team orders to stay back where they were.

 

[bikeracer13]

so why didn't Hincapie put himself in to the pain locker the last 5 or 6 K's to assure a larger time difference rather than play the cat and mouse game?

 

[Kennf1]

so why didn't Hincapie put himself in to the pain locker the last 5 or 6 K's to assure a larger time difference rather than play the cat and mouse game?

Because his feelings had already been hurt.

 

[cooltech]

Tdf

On it goes. I now have to catch up. Currently watching stage 13. Will begin 14 and off to bed. I hope I can catch up by tomorrow. So grateful for fast forward.
cooltech
P.S. Have a nice 15 miler planned for tomorrow after work.