Tyler Hamilton : Was His Olympic Time Better Than What Lance Would Have Done

flysolo1

does anyone believe that tyler's time in the olympic tt was really a gold or just all the riders run down

cheapie

gosh...i was wondering the same. i'm thinking that lance would have beat him. only because lance would have focused on it.

i'm glad lance didn't race so julich could get on the podium and tyler would get at least part of the monkey off his back.

Roadrash Dunc

No offense , but who cares.

He beat everyone that turned up , thats all that matters (besides , Ulrich is no mug at TTing and he fairly destroyed him)

Hearty congrats to Tyler!

tinajoy

REALLY! LET HIM HAVE HIS MOMENT TO SHINE!! HE DESERVES IT!

cheapie

don't get me wrong, i'm very happy for tyler! he's a great guy and it was his time to shine. but we're bikers. we obsess constantly over irrelevant details all of the time. why this this subject be any different?

Scotty_Dog

Who knows?

Tyler Hamilton's time was better than every other rider who chose and/or was selected to race. The best time gets the gold medal.

Why were the other riders "run down", but not Hamilton?

cheapie

cuz this was his first event since the first week of the tour.

Roadrash Dunc

Well in that case i'd say if LA really trained to win the Olympic TT he'd probably have won it

Its obvious it didnt mean enough to him though or he'd have been there come hell or high water.These guys cant win such tough events unless they are focussed 100% and WANT it badly.

I guess this meant everything to Tyler - he simply wanted it more than anyone , including Lance cos he wasnt there! And looking at his age , it was probably Tyler's last chance for a big win.

Ulrich has a year or 2 left if he stays off the sausages , perhaps even another Olympics - what , 34 next time for him? Thats almost his problem , he always seem to be thinking there will be a next time and another chance.
Pull your finger out Jan!

btw , coverage in the UK was awful , where did Hincapie come? Did Bradley McGee enter it too or was his back still bad?

mattv2099

If Lance's goal (above the TDF) was to win that ITT then he would have done it. However, last time he did the olympics after the TDF he only got the bronze. So, it's not a given that Lance could have won this ITT after this years TDF performance. But if he skipped the TDF and spend an entire year training for this race then he would have obliterated the competition; just like what he does in the TDF.

meehs

I agree with the other poster who said "who cares?". Lance might've beat him if he were there. But who knows? As it stands it's irrelevant because Tyler has his gold medal. Congrats to him! And to Eki and Julich too.

derKaiser

Yeah, it's irrelevant. If Lance wanted it, he would have shown up and maybe won it. But lots of great athletes haven't wanted something enough and therefore lost because of it. Wanting something badly enough is half the battle. If Ullrich wanted a Tour vicotry badly enough, many have speculated that his superior talent level would carry him past Lance. But Lance wants Tour victory much more so than Jan, and so he wins it. Tyler wanted this victory more than anyone else and, combined with his obviously incredible talent, won himself a deserved Gold.

jon_stewart

All the road races and timetrials were covered from start to finish on BBC interractive. I enjoyed them from start to finish as well!

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DMax

Didn't he ride in the Oly road race?

cheapie

yes. by event i meant olympics. shoulda been more clear.