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Re: More Jumping The SS Armstrong?



Yeah,
Like its a given he can gain the 3 - 5 mins improvments he would need to
beat LA or Jan in a 30mi ITT.  Forget it.


"Mike S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "TritonRider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > >From: "B. Lafferty" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > > I'd like to see what Armstrong does with Heras as an adversary next
> > >year.  It could help make for a very good Tour.
> > >
> > >If Heras goes, what's the post-Postal Lance count?.  I've lost track.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >  The count's getting pretty high, and It would definitely make the
> mountain
> > stages more interesting, but I think Heras is better suited to shorter
> > steep/pure climber grades than those in the Tour. I could see him
winning
> the
> > Vuelta with ease given a solid team and no other major goal, but I don't
> see
> > him challenging Lance and Jan for the Tour overall.
> >  Bill C
>
> That would have to be a huge mental leap.  RH has worked with LA and knows
> his strengths/weaknesses.  Improving his TT ability would be #1 on the
list
> of things to do to beat LA.
>
> Mike
>
>





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