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Armstrong in L'Equipe
From today's L'Equipe (my translation):
"Honestly, I'm not sure if I'm going to start the Tour. There are lots of other things in cycling I'd like to do before I retire [...] Now maybe it's time to move on to something else." Having nothing left to prove in the Tour, Armstrong would like to focus on the classics, including Paris-Roubaix which he finds "very exciting." The hour record might also be a goal next season. Whatever happens, Armstrong's future is flexible and there's still time for him to decide on which races he'll do. The only sure things are that Armstrong will ride in 2005, but not in the Giro. -- Still a proud member of the reality-based community. |
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Robert Chung wrote:
From today's L'Equipe (my translation): "Honestly, I'm not sure if I'm going to start the Tour. There are lots of other things in cycling I'd like to do before I retire [...] Now maybe it's time to move on to something else." Having nothing left to prove in the Tour, Armstrong would like to focus on the classics, including Paris-Roubaix which he finds "very exciting." The hour record might also be a goal next season. Whatever happens, Armstrong's future is flexible and there's still time for him to decide on which races he'll do. The only sure things are that Armstrong will ride in 2005, but not in the Giro. I see from l'equipe he is trying to persuad US tv to cover the Vuelta which will then ride in. He doesn't want to ride the tour because it is there to lose. |
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Robert Chung wrote:
From today's L'Equipe (my translation): "Honestly, I'm not sure if I'm going to start the Tour. There are lots of other things in cycling I'd like to do before I retire [...] Now maybe it's time to move on to something else." Having nothing left to prove in the Tour, Armstrong would like to focus on the classics, including Paris-Roubaix which he finds "very exciting." The hour record might also be a goal next season. Whatever happens, Armstrong's future is flexible and there's still time for him to decide on which races he'll do. The only sure things are that Armstrong will ride in 2005, but not in the Giro. I see from l'equipe he is trying to persuad US tv to cover the Vuelta which will then ride in. He doesn't want to ride the tour because it is there to lose. |
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"Robert Chung" wrote in message ... From today's L'Equipe (my translation): "Honestly, I'm not sure if I'm going to start the Tour. There are lots of other things in cycling I'd like to do before I retire [...] Now maybe it's time to move on to something else." Having nothing left to prove in the Tour, Armstrong would like to focus on the classics, including Paris-Roubaix which he finds "very exciting." The hour record might also be a goal next season. Whatever happens, Armstrong's future is flexible and there's still time for him to decide on which races he'll do. The only sure things are that Armstrong will ride in 2005, but not in the Giro. -- Still a proud member of the reality-based community. Y'all can do a google search and see. I believe I was the first to make the call that Lance would do P-R in 2005. I've made several posts over the last months in which I've said Lance had too much fun on the cobbles in the tour and has his sights set on P-R. George is gonna be his boy yet again and Lance is gonna win in the Roubaix velodrome. Having said that, it would seem to me that Flanders would be more suited to his style and skills. Whatever. The early Spring is gonna be fun. Too bad Lafferty is probably gonna miss it. I hear OLN doesn't carry much cycling in Canada. Bob C. |
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"Robert Chung" wrote in message ... From today's L'Equipe (my translation): "Honestly, I'm not sure if I'm going to start the Tour. There are lots of other things in cycling I'd like to do before I retire [...] Now maybe it's time to move on to something else." Having nothing left to prove in the Tour, Armstrong would like to focus on the classics, including Paris-Roubaix which he finds "very exciting." The hour record might also be a goal next season. Whatever happens, Armstrong's future is flexible and there's still time for him to decide on which races he'll do. The only sure things are that Armstrong will ride in 2005, but not in the Giro. -- Still a proud member of the reality-based community. Y'all can do a google search and see. I believe I was the first to make the call that Lance would do P-R in 2005. I've made several posts over the last months in which I've said Lance had too much fun on the cobbles in the tour and has his sights set on P-R. George is gonna be his boy yet again and Lance is gonna win in the Roubaix velodrome. Having said that, it would seem to me that Flanders would be more suited to his style and skills. Whatever. The early Spring is gonna be fun. Too bad Lafferty is probably gonna miss it. I hear OLN doesn't carry much cycling in Canada. Bob C. |
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psycholist wrote:
Y'all can do a google search and see. I believe I was the first to make the call that Lance would do P-R in 2005. I've made several posts over the last months in which I've said Lance had too much fun on the cobbles in the tour and has his sights set on P-R. George is gonna be his boy yet again and Lance is gonna win in the Roubaix velodrome. This will never happen. Magnus, Boonen, and all the other heavyweights will eat him for lunch. Lance is too light for a northern classic. |
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psycholist wrote:
Y'all can do a google search and see. I believe I was the first to make the call that Lance would do P-R in 2005. I've made several posts over the last months in which I've said Lance had too much fun on the cobbles in the tour and has his sights set on P-R. George is gonna be his boy yet again and Lance is gonna win in the Roubaix velodrome. This will never happen. Magnus, Boonen, and all the other heavyweights will eat him for lunch. Lance is too light for a northern classic. |
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Kyle Legate Wrote: This will never happen. Magnus, Boonen, and all the other heavyweights will eat him for lunch. Lance is too light for a northern classic. He's no lighter than De Vlaminck, Tchmil, Vanderarden. -- derby |
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