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> > Armstong's talking smack but with a difference this year. There's a new odor in the room when he
> > speaks. It's the odor or fear; fear of losing; fear of aging. His season debut next week will be
> > interesting.
>
> Because winning 5 in a row doesn't mean anything?
No. Because winning number five was so difficult against a not full form Ullrich riding with a
weakened team and Beloki crashed out. If he thought the attacks from Tyler, Vino and the others were
difficult in '03, he has to know it will be worse in '04 now that his blood is in the water.
< Ithink he doesn't
> even have to talk smack, because he can just hold up his hand and say 5 even if he does lose
> this year.
He doesn't have to, but he is. Just another reason why he's so beloved by so many.
< Oh well. Oh, and I know, he just
> concentrates on the Tour which is why he wins... He doesn't race all year, and so on and so forth.
> You don't see Jan peaking until the Tour. You don't see Simoni peaking until the Giro. Why should
> it be any different for Armstrong?
I agree. That is the nature of the sport today. But this has nothing to do with fear and
talking smack.