The Official LANCE ARMSTRONG Thread 2010-2011

[armstrong]

What is it about cobblestones that favors LA and disfavors Conti?

 

[BroDeal]

What is it about cobblestones that favors LA and disfavors Conti?

Contador is not very heavy. He will get bounced around a lot. A rough surface favors a powerful rider. He also has little experience riding on such a course.

 

[Wheels Go Round and Round]

What is it about cobblestones that favors LA and disfavors Conti?

weight and bike handling skills ( at least he used to have them)

when was the last time you saw a 130lb rider win Paris/Roubaix?

 

[Publicus]

What is it about cobblestones that favors LA and disfavors Conti?

Weight (75 kg v. 61 kg) and he's ridden RvV. Others have suggested that Astana is too weak to protect him, and AC's been caught out in echelons in the past.

 

[ferryman]

Weight (75 kg v. 61 kg) and he's ridden RvV. Others have suggested that Astana is too weak to protect him, and AC's been caught out in echelons in the past.

Contador is not that small or light in weight. The only thing that will cause any gaps on Stage 3 will be bad luck not size, not strong enough team, not lack of riding on cobbles. Everyone knows what is coming and every GC guy has their guys to look after them.

 

[luckyboy]

Recuperate, recover.

How old are you?

Depending on your age, you may not understand what I mean.

There's a reason only Jens Voigt is older than him on the tour. It's cause every living human being older than LA is no longer capable of being competitive in the TdF.

Bodies break down with age.

Never mind. Was a joke about what riders respond to.

 

[Wallace]

Weight (75 kg v. 61 kg) and he's ridden RvV. Others have suggested that Astana is too weak to protect him, and AC's been caught out in echelons in the past.

Echelons plural? Other than once in last year's Tour, when his own team mate went on the attack, can you think of another time?

 

[ferryman]

Echelons plural? Other than once in last year's Tour, when his own team mate went on the attack, can you think of another time?

I would like to think that the echelon stage last year was the wake up call that each DS needs, particularly for a GC DS. If any GC rider is caught out in similar circumstances this year, someone has not done their job.

 

[Cobblestones]

I would like to think that the echelon stage last year was the wake up call that each DS needs, particularly for a GC DS. If any GC rider is caught out in similar circumstances this year, someone has not done their job.

Giro? Some hadn't learned it by May.

 

[Mellow Velo]

weight and bike handling skills ( at least he used to have them)

when was the last time you saw a 130lb rider win Paris/Roubaix?

About the last time I saw Lance ride Paris-Roubaix.

Anyhow, enjoy all those who believe in Santa and fairies.

ARMSTRONG Lance
CONTADOR Alberto @ 5
LEIPHEIMER Levi @ 6
GERDEMANN Linus @ 13
BRAJKOVIC Janez @ 13
ROGERS Michael @ 13
KLÖDEN Andréas @ 14
VINOKOUROV Alexandre @ 16
KREUZIGER Roman @ 16
EVANS Cadel @ 17
GESINK Robert @ 29
SASTRE Carlos @ 32
BASSO Ivan @ 33
WIGGINS Bradley @ 34
VANDEVELDE Christian @ 38

 

[Anonymous]

Come on, don't stir up the haters. They're already upset that their prediction of thousands of new posters showing up is an epic fail. Along with the LA won't start illusion, they're batting about .02%(the very enlightening(at least for them) WSJ article finally made the scene and was worthy of 999 posts). Fortunately, as always, the antidote is the trusty old Clinic where they can pat each other on the back and knock off some crusty old fromunda artisan yellow to be served with the whine.

classic.........post of the day

meh...it was posted by someone who is more obsessed with Armstrong than anyone here. He swoops in, makes snipes and then runs and hides. Instead of contributing, he never commits to anything but insult. The true measure of a coward.

 

[Publicus]

Echelons plural? Other than once in last year's Tour, when his own team mate went on the attack, can you think of another time?

Paris-Nice 2009 and 2010.

 

[Wheels Go Round and Round]

meh...it was posted by someone who is more obsessed with Armstrong than anyone here. He swoops in, makes snipes and then runs and hides. Instead of contributing, he never commits to anything but insult. The true measure of a coward.

there are just as many LA haters too........always talking about inside info and nothing ever materialising........... it goes both ways

 

[Publicus]

Contador is not that small or light in weight. The only thing that will cause any gaps on Stage 3 will be bad luck not size, not strong enough team, not lack of riding on cobbles. Everyone knows what is coming and every GC guy has their guys to look after them.

Contador IS that light in weight.

 

[Ten Percent Grade]

I thought Lance looked very good today. Infinitely better than last year in the prologue. Should be a fun tour to watch!

 

[happychappy]

Versus has now a 'Lance vs. Contador' special in the run up to the prologue.

Pure comedy!

It sure was, hahaha

 

[gjdavis60]

What is it about cobblestones that favors LA and disfavors Conti?

The script.

 

[Cobblestones]

It sure was, hahaha

Did you even watch it? From England?

 

[theswordsman]

Echelons plural? Other than once in last year's Tour, when his own team mate went on the attack, can you think of another time?

I'm not sure that it was an echelon, but the other event that had forum members saying wind is Contador's kryptonite was at this year's Paris-Nice. Caisse attacked on a turn into a cross wind and put something like 28 seconds into Alberto. I think it was Valverde, but either he or Luisle gave all the credit afterward to a DS who drove the whole course in advance and said that was the place to attack. Just like the one at the Tour, it wasn't instinctive, it was planned prior to the stage because someone did recon.

I'm sure that all of Astana, especially Vino, will be on high alert for wind changes. But the early days of the race the peloton will be nervous, and with wind changes and echelons guys end up touching wheels and causing crashes on flat, dry roads.

 

[armstrong]

What is DS?

 

[Cobblestones]

What is DS?

Directeur sportif.

The guy who tells the riders what to do through small radios so the riders don't have to think for themselves.

 

[lancewillwin8]

the king is back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lance will win his 8th tour.

 

[Iker_Baqueiro]

the king is back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lance will win his 8th tour.

I'll say he has a chance until the USA officials take him to jail.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100...200584006.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_LEADNewsCollection

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

I thought Lance looked very good today. Infinitely better than last year in the prologue. Should be a fun tour to watch!

There was no prologue last year, but Lance did look better than he did in the Monaco TT.

 

[ferryman]

Contador IS that light in weight.

There is no way he is 130 or 136. 140 maybe but not important.