never_doped <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
Quoted message said:No one that's ever ridden a bike more than 100 meters with a brake rubbing believed Armstrong.
Just as no one that ever swung a baseball bat as a pro believed Sosa.
I have riden an entire time trial with the break rubbing, had no clue, it is the heat of
competition, if you are suffering, you kind of panic and think "pull it together", and try to
minimize your losses, you don't wip out your tools box.
As far as someone noticing the brake being cocked to one side. On their bikes the brake pad is maybe
a cm off the rim hardly a noticable angle if it shifts.
I also see no reason to believe that he would lie. From my understanding of Lances personality,
these admissions about poor planning or mental mistakes are much more unacceptable then just not
having the physical ability. If he had trained right and worked diligently but things out of his
pervue to anticipate of change effected his physical capabilities then I think he would be
disappointed but not mad at himself, However, I think he is angry with himself that he let these
little mental mistakes and misjudgements cost him time.
I forgot which interview but he said there have been lots of little things that have gone wrong be
we won't make the same mistakes next year. And he said it like: I screwed up, maybe got to laxed and
it cost me, but I have learned my lesson.
Just my opinion on the guy, but I think he is mad at himself for every little error he made, and I
would be willing to bet, this spring lance will be in a hot humid place doing time trails to see
how to best avoid dehydration. and we will see him come to the line in july in an old ass trusty
pair of shoes.
SPA
