Lance's New Team - Page 2

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I love this old footage

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Steve
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Nope. Neither has AC w/o JB.

But, AC has obviously become a potent TT rider, something that neither Chiappucci nor Pantani managed to do.

Plenty of fuel for the winter discussions, eh?

Funny you posted the Sestriere vids. We watched part of that tape last night. That was the first year we paid attention to the Tour on TV.

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Contador has shown he's the best there is right now, but he obviously has problems with holding his composure. I can understand the resentment he would feel having the spotlight stolen from him by Armstrong and feeling the need to show his strength. Did you see him lash out at the spectators on stage 15? Of course you did! Yeah they deserved it. They should have been tackled by pro football players, but Contador should rise above it. Getting back to my point. This statement is quite the opposite of the interview he gave on Versus where he stated that while recovering from his aneurysm surgery he was inspired by and looked up to Armstrong and compared his own recovery with Armstrong's. Contador needs to grow up, save the words, speak no ill of other riders, don't lash out, just ride and prove his strength where it counts. He'll garner far more respect this way than throwing a tantrum and demanding people give him the respect he's due.

Yep - another whiney, arrogant European, what have ya done for me lately, back-stabbing Ahole... He should have simply said "Thanks for pacing me Lance'.... He's not 1/3 the rider Lance ever was, nor will he ever be....

Charming!. But tell me. how do you pace somebody by going backwards?.

Surely its a choice between a large pay packet and knowing your place in the pecking order, or having the opportunity to 'race' and possibly win the Tour De France?.

So, are we to infer that Lance was of no consequence to Astana or Contador in your eyes?

A major influence on Astana definately, but of little consequence to Contador surely?.

I wouldn't say no consequence to Contador. If you remember the stage where Contador made his first mountain move, it was Armstrong who hung back on the tail of people chasing him and held them up. Additionally, Armstrong is arguably one of the most successful team time trial riders of all time. It was the team time trial that put Contador, Armstrong, Leipheimer, and Kloden high in the GC and hurt the Schleck brothers. Certainly later in the race, Astana was like two teams with separate helpers for Contador and Armstrong so your point is quite true at that time. I really wasn't until the last time trial that Contador was sure to win. Contador surely deserved to win but has not learned how to be a public champion. He probably lost a lot of endorsement deals with that outburst. He is only about 27 but needs to do better with the media to financially capitalize on his success.

You make your point so well that I almost agreed with you!. I had the impression that on the (all too few) mountain stages Contador could have ridden away whenever he wished. And surely he was looking out for Armstrongs podium position on Ventoux?. Respect is a two way thing and from day one Mr Armstrong showed very little toward his Tour, Giro, Vuelta winning team-mate who must surely have considered himself the leader of the team?. Still, maybe a bit of 'needle' does no harm. You should read what Fausto and Gino said about each other!. Nice debating with you!.

Shlecks ride for a Danish team, and are from Luxembourg!

I don't see George leaving Columbia.

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Claudio Chiappucci - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thanks for the links...a blast from the past...

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I took one out. The one I am pretty sure won't be there.