The Official LANCE ARMSTRONG Thread 2010-2011

[Big GMaC]

My god. I guess in someways there may have been a hangover from Festina at the Vuelta. Interesting results. Few carthorse like performances.

Which website do you refer? Who was on the Postal squad?

http://www.sportec.com/www/vuelta98/ingles/main.htm

I alway forget to put the link in...

not sure about full squad but I am sure JV was, and he was last/2nd last on GC, I think CVV as as well, he was many hours down

edit:

201 ARMSTRONG, Lance
202 EKIMOV, Vjatceslav
203 LLANERAS ROSELLO, Juan
204 MEINERT-NIELSEN, Peter
205 ROBIN, Jean-Cyril
206 TEUTENBERG, Sven
207 VANDEVELDE, Christian
208 VAUGHTERS, Jonathan
209 VILLATORO, Anton
D.d. Johnny Weltz

No bruyneel. When did he become a Postal DS?

 

[Race Radio]

http://www.sportec.com/www/vuelta98/ingles/main.htm

I alway forget to put the link in...

not sure about full squad but I am sure JV was, and he was last/2nd last on GC, I think CVV as as well, he was many hours down

edit:

201 ARMSTRONG, Lance
202 EKIMOV, Vjatceslav
203 LLANERAS ROSELLO, Juan
204 MEINERT-NIELSEN, Peter
205 ROBIN, Jean-Cyril
206 TEUTENBERG, Sven
207 VANDEVELDE, Christian
208 VAUGHTERS, Jonathan
209 VILLATORO, Anton
D.d. Johnny Weltz

No bruyneel. When did he become a Postal DS?

The Hog came in the next year.

I do not think that start list is correct.

 

[Publicus]

Did he die btw? It's odd that he hasn't tweeted for 22 hours

Probably a self-imposed blackout period in advance of the opening of his European campaign. Or he forgot his charger/converter for his phone/laptop.

 

[Big GMaC]

I do not think that start list is correct.

That is the best I could find at that website, and it would appear to be accurate

So far I can confirm

Armstrong, Ekimov, JV, CVV, J C-Robin, Teutenberg, Meinert, Llaneras from the individual stage summaries, the only rider missing is Anton Villatoro

 

[Dr. Maserati]

From CyclingNews!
US Postal:

201. Lance Armstrong (USA)
202. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus)
203. Juan Llaneras Rosello (Spa)
204. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den)
205. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra)
206. Sven Teutenberg (Ger)
207. Christian Vandevelde (USA)
208. Jonathan Vaughters (USA)
209. Anton Villatoro (Gua)

Here is a list ofall the race reports.

 

[thehog]

From CyclingNews!
US Postal:

201. Lance Armstrong (USA)
202. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus)
203. Juan Llaneras Rosello (Spa)
204. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den)
205. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra)
206. Sven Teutenberg (Ger)
207. Christian Vandevelde (USA)
208. Jonathan Vaughters (USA)
209. Anton Villatoro (Gua)

Here is a list ofall the race reports.

Thanks take back what I said. Lance was climbing with the best doped-Spanish boys and pumping the Festina gang who were waiting for the French judiciary to catch up.

Wish there was some video of him to make some comparisons. To be honest thats some comeback. 1998 Vuelta is Semptember? When was his first race back?

No Hog?

 

[luckyboy]

His races in 98 according to The Cycling Archives..

1998 1º in Cascade Classic (USA)
1998 1º in Austin (USA)
1998 2º in First Union Invitational (USA)
1998 1º in Stage 1 Tour de Luxembourg, Dippach (LUX)
1998 1º in General Classification Tour de Luxembourg (LUX)
1998 3º in Stage 6 part a Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt, Wittlich (GER)
1998 1º in General Classification Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt (GER)
1998 4º in General Classification Vuelta a España (ESP)


Also, according to CQ Ranking

8/08/1998 CDM 101st in Clasica San Sebastian

 

[thehog]

my gawd!! A few US crits then 4th at a Grand Tour??? Seriously I had no idea about that big leap.

His races in 98 according to The Cycling Archives..

1998 1º in Cascade Classic (USA)
1998 1º in Austin (USA)
1998 2º in First Union Invitational (USA)
1998 1º in Stage 1 Tour de Luxembourg, Dippach (LUX)
1998 1º in General Classification Tour de Luxembourg (LUX)
1998 3º in Stage 6 part a Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt, Wittlich (GER)
1998 1º in General Classification Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt (GER)
1998 4º in General Classification Vuelta a España (ESP)


Also, according to CQ Ranking

8/08/1998 CDM 101st in Clasica San Sebastian

 

[luckyboy]

Haha, yeah.

Looks like he won the Tour de Luxembourg overall as well. That's normally in June, and the Cascade Classic was in July last year, so he probably started racing around June-ish 1998.

 

[Dr. Maserati]

Actually Lances first race back was in the Ruta de Sol (Tour of Andalucia) Feb 15th - 19th, where he finished a very respectable 15th overall.

However he made this statement..."I noticed that I was becoming more and more tired as the race wore on. I will no longer try to push myself on stage races and to focus on one day races" ...

His next race was Paris Nice - which as we know he abandoned on Stage 2. His team said he had "influenza" - and indeed he still had the "flu" so was withdrawn from the team for Milan San Remo. As any Lance followers will know - he was already back in Texas drinking beer - as reported in his book "Its Not about The Bike".

 

[thehog]

thanks for the links.

You don't hear the following hero quote been given to the masses however it's the most humbling and real one he's ever said:

On motivation: "It will be harder to keep up my motivation than before. In the last 16 months I found that my life doesn't revolve around cycling and travelling and training. To come back to where I am now and prove that I can be competitive, and potentially very competitive in the future, I've done what I set out to do. That's not to say I'm going to retire on that, but if I stopped today I would be very content."

Actually Lances first race back was in the Ruta de Sol (Tour of Andalucia) Feb 15th - 19th, where he finished a very respectable 15th overall.

However he made this statement..."I noticed that I was becoming more and more tired as the race wore on. I will no longer try to push myself on stage races and to focus on one day races" ...

His next race was Paris Nice - which as we know he abandoned on Stage 2. His team said he had "influenza" - and indeed he still had the "flu" so was withdrawn from the team for Milan San Remo. As any Lance followers will know - he was already back in Texas drinking beer - as reported in his book "Its Not about The Bike".

 

[thehog]

thanks for the links.

You don't hear the following hero quote been given to the masses however it's the most humbling and real one he's ever said:

On motivation: "It will be harder to keep up my motivation than before. In the last 16 months I found that my life doesn't revolve around cycling and travelling and training. To come back to where I am now and prove that I can be competitive, and potentially very competitive in the future, I've done what I set out to do. That's not to say I'm going to retire on that, but if I stopped today I would be very content."

- when did he stop being normal and turn into the **** he is today?

Actually Lances first race back was in the Ruta de Sol (Tour of Andalucia) Feb 15th - 19th, where he finished a very respectable 15th overall.

However he made this statement..."I noticed that I was becoming more and more tired as the race wore on. I will no longer try to push myself on stage races and to focus on one day races" ...

His next race was Paris Nice - which as we know he abandoned on Stage 2. His team said he had "influenza" - and indeed he still had the "flu" so was withdrawn from the team for Milan San Remo. As any Lance followers will know - he was already back in Texas drinking beer - as reported in his book "Its Not about The Bike".

 

[blackcat]

thanks for the links.

You don't hear the following hero quote been given to the masses however it's the most humbling and real one he's ever said:

On motivation: "It will be harder to keep up my motivation than before. In the last 16 months I found that my life doesn't revolve around cycling and travelling and training. To come back to where I am now and prove that I can be competitive, and potentially very competitive in the future, I've done what I set out to do. That's not to say I'm going to retire on that, but if I stopped today I would be very content."

- when did he stop being normal and turn into the **** he is today?

horse steroids at 98 Vuelta.

 

[cyclopeon]

...How could anyone not like Lance? His English is excellent so you know you can trust him.

G'wan y'all, he speaks GWB.Texan. How is that English?

 

[Anonymous]

Arrgh this nearly fell of page one.. then what would happen..

 

[WonderLance]

Arrgh this nearly fell of page one.. then what would happen..

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YYYAAAAAAAYYYYY ,more Lance more of the time.

 

[Moondance]

From CyclingNews!
US Postal:

201. Lance Armstrong (USA)
202. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus)
203. Juan Llaneras Rosello (Spa)
204. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den)
205. Jean-Cyril Robin (Fra)
206. Sven Teutenberg (Ger)
207. Christian Vandevelde (USA)
208. Jonathan Vaughters (USA)
209. Anton Villatoro (Gua)

Here is a list ofall the race reports.

Wow, I never knew Llaneras was a roadie back in the the day. Did he ever win anything?

Learn something new every day.

 

[thehog]

Wow, I never knew Llaneras was a roadie back in the the day. Did he ever win anything?

Learn something new every day.

Who was he?

and who is: 209. Anton Villatoro (Gua) ?

 

[Moondance]

Who was he?

and who is: 209. Anton Villatoro (Gua) ?

Llaneras, recently retired, was a great track rider, specializing in points race and madison and also rode a rair amount of six-days. Won two Olympic gold and seven Worlds titles.

 

[Race Radio]

Who was he?

and who is: 209. Anton Villatoro (Gua) ?

Anton was from Guatemala but actually went to college here in the US in Boulder. He raced for 7-UP and I heard he is a race promoter now. Nice guy.

 

[reyan12]

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YYYAAAAAAAYYYYY ,more Lance more of the time.

arent you banned yet?..just asking

 

[thehog]

Anton was from Guatemala but actually went to college here in the US in Boulder. He raced for 7-UP and I heard he is a race promoter now. Nice guy.

Thanks. Will add that to the “where are they now”? file.

I noticed that USPS lost 3.6 billion last year and have released the financials on Lance’s salary from those days. It was referenced as “stupid financial decisions” that did the company no good.. I’ll find the link.

 

[Big GMaC]

Thanks. Will add that to the “where are they now”? file.

I noticed that USPS lost 3.6 billion last year and have released the financials on Lance’s salary from those days. It was referenced as “stupid financial decisions” that did the company no good.. I’ll find the link.

Please do

 

[Anonymous]

Please do

hey please do quote the figures...I myself am a mail carrier and was glad to see we sponsored cycling...now we are doing ****ing nascar...yeee haw!~either way we lose money and hey, 3 and a half billion for a service you get every day from the govn. actually sounds like a good deal...who the c**** else shows up for three seconds from the gov 6 days a week...?

they gave AIG 40 billion and what did you get...not a damn thing

 

[Race Radio]

hey please do quote the figures...I myself am a mail carrier and was glad to see we sponsored cycling...now we are doing ****ing nascar...yeee haw!~either way we lose money and hey, 3 and a half billion for a service you get every day from the govn. actually sounds like a good deal...who the c**** else shows up for three seconds from the gov 6 days a week...?

they gave AIG 40 billion and what did you get...not a damn thing

They did not "Give" AIG 40 billion they loaned it $180 Billion. AIG sold their Asian group for $35 billion yesterday. This will go to paying down the loan which has about $70 billion outstanding.