OT: Armstrong joins exclusive group

He's all but one his fifth consecutive Tour. It's all over but the
ride into Paris tomorrow.

The one who counted most, fell, and that sealed it for Armstrong.
Tomorrow's a cruise anyway so it's not like he's in any danger of
some kind of monumental screwup that could lose him the race.

I expect him to win his 6th Tour next year.

That would be awesome.

Doesn't hurt that he's from the State of Texas, eh?

in article ilo6ivgdr8j1k969ta4toli95dvjvspu2i@4ax.com, Spike at

That would be difficult. The miles get to you after
a while, he and his wife separated and reconciled
earlier this year, and he has had some problem with
his energy levels this year. Maybe he will do like
Indurain and just walk away after his five.

Not even a tiny bit.

He had the flu just before the race. That had to affect his
performance during the early stages of the race. I didn't
know about the separation though. What happened to cause
that, William?
Winning a 6th Tour and making it the record to beat is
a strong temptation.

I don't know the details of the separation, which is good,
because I'm not really a gossipy type. But I'm heartened
to hear that they are working on it. I suspect that a big
reason is his wife doesn't like Europe that much, and he
is over there for much of the year.

One of Lance's trainers was quoted in today's warmup show
as saying that in past years Lance would in past years
already be psyching himself to come back next year and win
it again. This year there has been none of that, and in
the morning press conference he was talking about how his
" . . . time was limited in the sport."

He might not be back.

"I love cycling, I love my job and I will be back," Armstrong said.
"In many ways, I'm coming back to hopefully return to a level that I
had for the first four, because this year was not acceptable."
http://espn.go.com/oly/tdf2003/s/2003/0728/1586342.html

And that, as they say, settles that.

in article j5taiv021fqvilc2qrlil8rbd3eo0fp6ub@4ax.com, Spike at

Impressionable child. It's never settled until
il porte la maillot jaune à Paris.

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1 17th April 05:29 john walsh External User Posts: 1	OT: Armstrong joins exclusive group He's all but one his fifth consecutive Tour. It's all over but the ride into Paris tomorrow.

2 19th April 00:29 john walsh External User Posts: 1	OT: Armstrong joins exclusive group The one who counted most, fell, and that sealed it for Armstrong. Tomorrow's a cruise anyway so it's not like he's in any danger of some kind of monumental screwup that could lose him the race. I expect him to win his 6th Tour next year.

3 19th April 00:30 spike External User Posts: 1	OT: Armstrong joins exclusive group That would be awesome.

4 19th April 00:30 john walsh External User Posts: 1	OT: Armstrong joins exclusive group Doesn't hurt that he's from the State of Texas, eh?

5 19th April 00:30 william lynch External User Posts: 1	OT: Armstrong joins exclusive group in article ilo6ivgdr8j1k969ta4toli95dvjvspu2i@4ax.com, Spike at That would be difficult. The miles get to you after a while, he and his wife separated and reconciled earlier this year, and he has had some problem with his energy levels this year. Maybe he will do like Indurain and just walk away after his five.

6 21st April 00:06 spike External User Posts: 1	OT: Armstrong joins exclusive group Not even a tiny bit.

7 21st April 00:07 john walsh External User Posts: 1	OT: Armstrong joins exclusive group He had the flu just before the race. That had to affect his performance during the early stages of the race. I didn't know about the separation though. What happened to cause that, William? Winning a 6th Tour and making it the record to beat is a strong temptation.

9 22nd April 16:29 spike External User Posts: 1	OT: Armstrong joins exclusive group "I love cycling, I love my job and I will be back," Armstrong said. "In many ways, I'm coming back to hopefully return to a level that I had for the first four, because this year was not acceptable." http://espn.go.com/oly/tdf2003/s/2003/0728/1586342.html And that, as they say, settles that.

10 28th April 09:46 william lynch External User Posts: 1	OT: Armstrong joins exclusive group in article j5taiv021fqvilc2qrlil8rbd3eo0fp6ub@4ax.com, Spike at Impressionable child. It's never settled until il porte la maillot jaune à Paris.