djpbaltimore said:Looking back on the 1999 TDF route, it definitely plays into the hands of the TTer with 2 TTs of over 50kms
True. Also a short Prologue......Pantani lost 48 seconds in an even short prolouge in 1998.
Lance would likely win
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djpbaltimore said:Looking back on the 1999 TDF route, it definitely plays into the hands of the TTer with 2 TTs of over 50kms
WillemS said:That does not tell me much. If Pantani were allowed to continue during the '99 Giro, then he probably would have dominated for a while. However, that was not the case and he never regained his former level. Armstrong never had to deal with such a major blow to his program.
Archibald said:physically Pantani would have topped him.
mentally, with Wonderboy's games and antics, I'm not so sure...
jens_attacks said:he wasn't that strong in 1999 though. 2000 was something else...
MBotero said:Hard to say if Lance was ever forced to ride to his limits.I seen some stages with the actual top guys,where they give the impression they could go even faster but they hold back for the obvious reasons.
Amazinmets73 said:I say he absolutely was pushed to his limits in 2003
jens_attacks said:he wasn't that strong in 1999 though. 2000 was something else...
jens_attacks said:he wasn't that strong in 1999 though. 2000 was something else...
roundabout said:Only Zülle finished within 90 seconds basically on Sestriere.
Game over from there.
The race was already over, why worry?roundabout said:Then again, I don't remember if it was the wind, or they genuinely could not go any faster.
2011 also saw a big group (edit: 6 riders. Thought it was more) together.roundabout said:10 people (ok, I checked and it was Guerini +8) within 20 seconds at the finish is rather unusual for Alpe d'Huez
Edit: there was a rather large group behind Mayo in 2003 as well. Another slow climb, incidentally.