Lance has snagged the yellow jersey as a result of US Postal winning the Team TT by about 1 min.
That's a lot of pressure this early in the tour...will he try to keep it?
im not really a Lance fan, but strategically, it wouldnt be good to TRY to keep it. i dont think he will spend much if any energy to try to defend it. still, the team did a great job.
Mein Keiser.. well, he doesnt do well in the rain
Not sure...perhaps that's a question for Crow.
I will try to remeber the OT advisory.
How can they catch him?
First thing I learned from this board... YELLOW = FAST! Duh!
Nah... he won't try to keep it - getting it was just a sidebar. Their goal was to make another statement by winning the team time trial. They certainly made that statement with over a minute in time.
A bit of luck played into it with both Tyler and Ulrich's teams encountering some mishapes in their efforts.
But there was no denying the team's form everytime the camera went to them. Always perfect. They worked hard all year to achieve that.
"hold the Mayo" took on an all new meaning for yesterdays stage on the cobblestones. Too bad the little spaniard rider is off as far as being a real threat to win the tour. But maybe he can steal a mountain stage off LA.
I've always had more respect for indurance athletes than others. Giving it your best for a few hours is one thing - giving your best for days or weeks is quite another.
Damn It! WTF was I thinking reading this? I'm still watching the TTT right now.
Go lance. But that defending the Yellow Jersey at this point would definately be draining on the team.
The Gauntlet was thrown "look out USPS team is fast and furious" not to mention a very close knit group. If you don't have a great supporting cast you will never know victory. Lance has the best. I would imagine one of his team mates may also wear the yellow Jersey in the days to come. Wearing the yellow is most important on the last day, where Lance WILL make it 6 in a row.
I think Lance is just taking time where he can...opportunity came up and he happened to get the yellow...he has a really strong team. I was really impressed with Tyler, 5 guys for much of the team time trial and finishing that well, wow. He's a tough cookie, evident by the collar bone thing last year. I bet lance looses yellow at some point soon then gets it back after stage 13
Joseph,
it wasn't your fault, it was mine. I read the title and had no self control and had to read it.
caught the end of the coverage last night.......what a Great Team! top 3 in GC are all Americans. Haven't seen todays' coverage, but US Postal looked awesome. Cheryl Crow didn't look so good though in the post race interview. She actually looked 42. oh well.
US Postal is awesome...she is just OK
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