Adieu or Au revoir, Lance

Originally Posted by hombredesubaru

Thanks to Lance for the following:

Sestrieres, The Ride for the Roses, Metz, Amstel 2001 losing to Dekker, Postal and Disco, Hautacam, "When the soup is good, all is good"; Its not about the bike, cycling in America, 7, The Look and the Handshake, yellow wristbands, and on and on...

What an inspiration.

What about you guys?

Originally Posted by hombredesubaru

Thanks to Lance for the following:

Sestrieres, The Ride for the Roses, Metz, Amstel 2001 losing to Dekker, Postal and Disco, Hautacam, "When the soup is good, all is good"; Its not about the bike, cycling in America, 7, The Look and the Handshake, yellow wristbands, and on and on...

What an inspiration.

What about you guys?

Originally Posted by Tonto

What is this 'The Look' think that everyone keeps on about?

Originally Posted by Tonto

What is this 'The Look' think that everyone keeps on about?

Originally Posted by HellonWheels

I want to thank Lance for something highly personal in my life.

My father died a long, painful death of lung and bone cancer in early 1999...his death was the hardest thing I'd ever had to face. A few months later, Lance won his first TDF--and every year since my father's death, he has won. I felt almost as if Lance was racing for my father (a silly thought, but it helped me survive the last seven years).

Not sure what I'll do next summer when I won't have my "training wheels" (Lance) to help me in this...not sure if I can "ride" without him there by my side. I saw Lance's wins as fighting back against the cancer that stole my father from me too soon. But maybe Lance's retirement is Someone's way of telling me its now time to move on, and let my father rest in peace.

Originally Posted by wolfix

And because of his popularity , the OLN coverage that we get to see in the USA.

So true. Let's hope they continue with at least as much coverage and not turn next year's TdF into "Cyclism's TdF Thursdays"


[QUOTE=JohnO]Stage thanks:

Ventoux 2000 (two master climbers in action)
Alpe d'Huez 2001 (this is how you do it)
Alpe d'Huez 2003 (A contrast from 2001, constant attacks, but you didn't crack)
1st TT, 2003 (never give up)
Luz Ardiden 2003 (never give up, and win this time)
Alpe d'Huez 2004 (Hi, Ivan!)
Final TT, 2005 (Hi, Mickael! One last time...)

Personal thanks:

For using your prominence to highlight a disease that claimed both of my parents, and if medical history is to be believed, may try to claim me.

For getting me back on a bike after 15 years off. Why did I ever quit? I'm turning in times that rival what I was doing at age 21.

For taking seven years of insults and false accusations, and not rising to the bait. You define mental discipline, on the road and off. (note to the Lance detractors - all you did was piss him off, which makes him ride harder. Thanks for helping him win 7)

Originally Posted by WINGNUTT

The look happened in the 2001 TDF and is considered the moment at which LA won the tour that year. He had fallen off his bike, ridden back up to Ullrich, then at the base of Alpe d'Huez, LA turned around and took a good long look at Ullrich to see how much he had left (some say it was a stare down). Then LA took off like something furious had crawlen up his ass.

Here's a pic:

http://a104.g.akamai.net/7/104/1751/0001/www.lancearmstrong.com/lance/online2.nsf/images/2001/$file/thelook.jpg

Originally Posted by lwedge

Lance was in Maillot Jaurn when "The crash" happened (when a fan snagged LA's handlebars with an empty Musette). That was 2003.

"The Look" (2001) refers to Lance turning around and looking at Jan Ullrich and shouting "Are you coming with me ?" after Jan attacked Lance on the last climb on L'Alpe d'Huez.