In my perousal of the net this morning, I came across an article that was claiming that Lance is strong enough to withstand attacks from other GC contenders, but that he'll struggle holding off the three-pronged attack of the T-Mobile boys; Ullrich, Kloden and Vinokourov.
(Kloden, Vinokourov and Jan Ullrich pre-season)
This got me thinking..."what, is Lance riding this tour by himself?"
It's still common knowlege that Lance brings with him arguably the best tour team ever. For every attack that Kloden launches, do we not have a Popovych or a Savoldelli capable of covering it? For every time Vino goes up the road, do we not have a Tricky or a Chechu to counter? If Jan can muster the legs to attack Lance on the final climbs, will the "Ace" not be able to pull Lance to the wheel of the desperate German?
I think Team Disco is more than well equipped to handle anything thrown at them by the guys in pink...heck, we'll probably out number them in the mountains 2-1.
Come on now!!!
(middle: Lance. clockwise from top right: Azevedo, Popovych, Tricky Beltran, Savoldelli and Chechu Rubiera)
2 comments:
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From a tactical stand point you hit the nail on the head, but from a marketing stand point you are a bit off. The guys who write these stories need readers, if they write the same old drivel who will read it? You have to build a good rivalary so people will tune in. Lance has the best team, equipment training etc. going, he is the odds on favorite to win. But the sponsors of the Tour need viewers, they probably don't care who wins, in fact it's much better for them if Lance looses. Can you imagine how many more viewers would tune in if Lance were down by 30 or 45 seconds or even a couple of minutes half way through the Tour! A great comparison resides right here in G'ville how many people turn out when the Gators play Eastern Michigan, shoot they give the tickets away. Try to get a ticket to the Tenessee game. Just some thoughts from a different perspective.
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