FWIW, I believe Yoder beat Lieto on the bike today at the Kemah International. I thought that was said at the awards ceremony.

Yes, it was a 40K. Yes, Chris might have been saving something for the Texas 70.3 next week (although I don't see why he would hold back on a 40K). Yes, it's early in the season. As good as Chris or any other pro triathlete is on the bike they aren't remotely in Lance's universe. Jordan can correct me if I'm misquoting him but he said something along the lines that any pro triathlete competing in the TdF would come in dead fuckin' last. Lance won the damn thing 7x and came close two years ago. It's a different world.

If Lance can swim around :50, the only person he'd really need to catch on the bike would be Potts and that wouldn't take very long. Then he's off. If that were to happen, it would be very interesting to see what the strategy of the others would be. Give Lance a 15-20 minute lead and it could be over. Try to keep Lance in their sights and they could pay dearly on the run.

I'd love to see this all play out.

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I'm thinking Lieto and Lance might want to make a nice showing for Trek and put a little time into the field and see who can catch them on the run. Lance being there might be one of the best things to happen for Lieto.

Maybe because LA is one of the best cyclists ever? Just a thought.

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Wasn't there a video that Lance put out on Facebook last year that showed him and Lieto, in Hawaii, duking it out in a time trial? And I think Lance spanked him pretty good. And I didn't get the sense that LA went all out. I.e. maybe just hard enough to make sure he came out ahead. Or maybe they both took it easy. I can't recall but I do remember Lance took him.

Lieto nearly won in 2009. Stadler won it in 2004 and 2006 with this strategy. Faris won it in 2005 leading the bike almost the whole way. Hellriegal did it one year too I think, and was 2nd to Mark allen as well after leading on the bike.

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Actually it was something like 18 seconds. So not a spanking, but who knows what the effort was.

And I think it was only 10 miles?

Yes Lance beat him, and I think it was also noted that Lieto did either a swim before or had a brick run afterwards. Not saying that both are on equal, because thats obviously not true, just pointing out that I think Lieto had a AM swim before this little matchup TT. Not to say Lance was going all out or whatever, just reporting everything.

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Are you being serious? Did Lieto win 7 Tours while I was not looking?

Until he can prove he can do the run training, and actually run a decent marathon, yawn...

I think ultimately, he has a helluva cardio engine. As mentioned, that wins races. HE lacked the power to weight ratio to match acceleration in the mountains in the last TDF's or the sustainable peak power to win the TT's. Be he was still very, very strong and not far behind.


I think the run is the big question mark. I think he conserves a little on the bike so he an have fresh legs. Sooo the big question is, can he build the run speed.


Does he actually trade some cycling muscle (weight) to be leaner for a faster run. I could see him evenly splitting his training time on the bike and run just for that reason. But if he trains too much running, he might risk injuries. It seems like most all triathlete injuries are running related other than a bike crash.




If I were him, I'd warm-up with a couple local HIM to test nutrition strategies and such at race pace, and test his running form off the bike, then pick a smaller IM and go for a win and get a Kona qualifying time.




Does anyone know, will he be sponsored or race under the Livestrong name?

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Lol.... remember when folks were saying that about his swim not that long ago. I guess its 2 parts down, 1 to go ...

Until he actually races a tri, let alone a long distance race, yawn.

Yeah, I also remember at least 2 threads where people predicted he would easily break 2:30 in his first marathon, some even had him running an OT qualifier!! I mean, how does a guy with the greatest aerobic system not, right. Fact is, he barely broke 3 and said it was the hardest physical event he has ever done. Why wasn't he faster. Because there is more to running than having a great aerobic system.

He will never toe the line at Kona. Either he backs out because his run fails to substantially improve, or he gets injured because his run doesn't substantially improve.

And for the record, I was enormously impressed that he as able to run a 2:59 after such specialization for 20 years. I don't think too many people realize how hard that was.

He's run a 2:46, to be fair. Still well off where he needs to be, but with dedicated training, who knows.

I don't think he gave the marathon his best effort judging from the extra lbs and comments from others including AS regarding his lack of proper training.

No idea how it all plays out, but I do know that he's been pretty successful at whatever he does when going pelota-out.

If you followed the splits in the middle of it Lance was smoking him, then somehow the gap had come down big time at the end. I don't think it would of looked good for the sponsors if he blew him away.

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Well that in itself should tell you all you need to know about him, and his future as a multisport athlete. Here is one of the most focused athletes on the planet, who now can't focus enough get his ass out the door enough to train properly, even though he said it was important to him. No reason at all to believe his flirting with tri will result in anything different. He has nothing left to prove as an athlete. He is starting to remind me of Favre, except that Favre actually continued to perform at a high level. He really should just walk away now.

Water temp was 69 this morning, and they used USAT rules so it was a wetsuit legal swim.

Lance won't have to qualify for Kona. They'll give him a "celebrity" slot if he wants it. That means he won't be starting with the pros but 30 minutes later with everyone else.

Yes, a 48 minute IM-distance swim clearly shows he's not training properly.

His pro cycling card reciprocates. He'll race pro if he wants - which he will want.

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Well of course WTC will have him racing as a "pro" with a wink wink, but by the "rules" he has to qualify, even if he is a pro cyclist. But as someone else mentioned, I'd be more shocked he actually toes the line at Kona than him winning. I dont even think he gets to the starting line.

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