Can you believe Ullrich’s ride? He smashed the field! I wonder if he’s going to have enough left to stay with Lance in the Pyrenees. If so, it will probably come down to the final TT. Perfect ending!
Do you guys think Lance will win a stage this year? How many people have won the tour w/o winning a stage?
Ullrich 58:32
Lance +1:35
Vinokourov +2:05
Zubeldia +2:39
Hamilton +2:42
he won the TTT
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Jan: about 30mph. Unbelievable!
It’s going to be a fight to the finish.
There’s been a couple of TDF winners who never won a stage. I think LeMond was the last to do it.
he won the TTT Sorry, I meant an individual stage. I’m curious b/c I still think Lance has to be given the edge to win yellow, but I’m not sure he will be able to get an individual stage win this year. How big is that team time trial looking now?
Lemond won the 1990 TdfF without having won a stage. If memory serves, he was beaten by Erik Breukink and Miguel Indurain respectively in the time trails that year. I think Indurain also took a win at L’alp de Huez over Lemond.
I’m hard pressed to come up with another example off the top of my head.