Still not going to explain what that means? Is it some special code?
I don't see how you can make that judgement. You obviously dislike Armstrong (extremely!) so naturally will say that, but personally I don't think anyone is besting anyone at this stage.
My original point was, if Armstrong was physically closer to Contador - or anyone else was - then it would be interesting to see how Contador would handle the type of pressure that Armstrong uses. Alas we cannot know. I suspect it might be different.
You really don't like the guy, do you. You forget that Armstrong is 38 and has spent four years out - he is likely past his best. For Contador, who was head and shoulders above everyone on pure form this year, it's not a great feet to allow Armstrong's tactics to bounce off him. Would he be able to do that if Armstrong were at his peak? Again, we don't know. The boy has to prove he won't be put off his game if someone can get close to him and starts the trash talk. He is yet to do this.
I don't think setting up your own team and staying in the sport shows a sign of petulance. I wasn't really looking deeply into Armstrong's eyes on the verbier, as many seem to have, but he'd obviously just blown up so obviously wasn't in the best shape. I thought he was quite graceful really. No bad mouthing or excuses, just a pledge to support AC. I don't know what more you could have wanted from the guy. He gave it his best shot.