Gila race
So it looks like that if the "great Armstrong" doesn't show up at a race, then USA cycling goes down the tubes.
This is a very sad state of affairs and makes me wish that he had simply stayed away in retirement.," Come on boys, let's beat up on the small fry"..easier than racing in Europe where the fans are more knowlegable and perhaps a bit hostile.Why didn't they also invite Contador along to make it an easy 1, 2, 3...Oh, I forgot,,he is probably doing some real event on the Continent with the rest of the Big Boys.
If the State of New Mexico wanted to make a statement, why not have all the riders dress up as aliens and include Roswell.
Having said all this, thanks to the sponsors for stepping up and keeping the event alive and also keeping the Astana team away from the other races so that they would lose the edge against riders doing Pro-Tour Races.