Can Lance Win 6 - Post Your Prediction

WillW said:

There has been a lot of doubt and a lot of hope, but the bottom
line... what do you believe will be the end result? Put your money
where your mouth is and post your predictions and thoughts on what
will occur during the 2004 Tour de France. It will fun to read
through them again at the end of the Tour de France and see who
really nailed it and has the bragging rights.

Or, reply twice (once with win prediction, once with not) and GET FILTHY
RICH!!!

Bill "your idea of fun is rather silly IMO" S.

WillW said:

There has been a lot of doubt and a lot of hope, but the bottom line... what
do you believe will be the end result? Put your money where your mouth is
and post your predictions and thoughts on what will occur during the 2004
Tour de France. It will fun to read through them again at the end of the
Tour de France and see who really nailed it and has the bragging rights.

Lance will be about 30 seconds down when the race enters the Alps. He will
have one bad day in the mountains, giving up 3-4 minutes, and will not
recover. He will finish third.

Art Harris

On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 15:47:50 GMT, "WillW" <[email hidden]> from AT&T Worldnet

Quoted message said:

There has been a lot of doubt and a lot of hope, but the bottom line... what
do you believe will be the end result?

Lance doesn't finish No. 1, but he gets a podium spot. The winner will be
someone surprising, a la this year's Giro.

--
Kevan Smith
[email hidden]

WillW wrote:
:: There has been a lot of doubt and a lot of hope, but the bottom
:: line... what do you believe will be the end result? Put your money
:: where your mouth is and post your predictions and thoughts on what
:: will occur during the 2004 Tour de France. It will fun to read
:: through them again at the end of the Tour de France and see who
:: really nailed it and has the bragging rights.

Lance will kick butt.

Willw said:

There has been a lot of doubt and a lot of hope, but the bottom line...
what do you believe will be the end result? Put your money where your
mouth is and post your predictions and thoughts on what will occur
during the 2004 Tour de France. It will fun to read through them again
at the end of the Tour de France and see who really nailed it and has
the bragging rights.

I hope he does'nt get to the podium. Its called overexposure & having
Cheryl on his arm does'nt endear him 2 me more. I hope 1 of the germans(
t-mobile) or italians win !!!😄

--

WillW said:

There has been a lot of doubt and a lot of hope, but the bottom line... what
do you believe will be the end result? Put your money where your mouth is
and post your predictions and thoughts on what will occur during the 2004
Tour de France. It will fun to read through them again at the end of the
Tour de France and see who really nailed it and has the bragging rights.

How about Tyler Hamilton--3rd last year with a collarbone he broke in a
crash early in the race. That's one tough hombre. He ought to have some
money bet on him.

Mike

Mike McGuire said:

How about Tyler Hamilton--3rd last year with a collarbone he broke in a
crash early in the race. That's one tough hombre. He ought to have some
money bet on him.

Tyler will lose it on the final time trial. He just doesn't have the
engine to match Lance or Jan. But if the prize were given for
courage, he'd rip the legs off the others.
--
terry morse Palo Alto, CA http://bike.terrymorse.com/

Mike McGuire said:

How about Tyler Hamilton--3rd last year with a collarbone he broke in a
crash early in the race. That's one tough hombre. He ought to have some
money bet on him.

Tyler was fourth last year.

Final GC

1 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor 83.41.12 (40.94 km/h)
2 Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Bianchi 1.01
3 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Team Telekom 4.14
4 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Team CSC 6.17

Art Harris

Lance will win, simply because he wants it more than anyone else. Combine
that with his freaky genetics and pain threshold, and you have a winner. I
think he's determined to cement his legacy. Of course, having the best coach
and millions of dollars at his disposal doesn't hurt, either.

Sat, 26 Jun 2004 12:36:21 GMT,
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Gooserider said:

Of course, having the best coach
and millions of dollars at his disposal doesn't hurt, either.

Let's not forget Dr. Ferrari's magic bag with this year's blend of the
latest undectable steriods.
--
zk

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Sat, 26 Jun 2004 12:36:21 GMT,
<[email hidden]>,

Gooserider said:

Of course, having the best coach
and millions of dollars at his disposal doesn't hurt, either.

Let's not forget Dr. Ferrari's magic bag with this year's blend of the
latest undectable steriods.

Come on, Zoot. Let's not start this.

Sat, 26 Jun 2004 19:12:37 GMT,
<[email hidden]>, "Gooserider"

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Let's not forget Dr. Ferrari's magic bag with this year's blend of the
latest undectable steriods.

Come on, Zoot. Let's not start this.

Start what?
It's a whack-a-mole game between the dopers and the testers
and always has been.
--
zk

On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 12:56:51 -0700, Zoot Katz <[email hidden]>

wrote in message : said:

It's a whack-a-mole game between the dopers and the testers
and always has been.

Guacamole is banned now?

Guy
--
May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting.
http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk

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"Zoot Katz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Sat, 26 Jun 2004 19:12:37 GMT,
<[email hidden]>, "Gooserider"

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Let's not forget Dr. Ferrari's magic bag with this year's blend of the
latest undectable steriods.

Come on, Zoot. Let's not start this.

Start what?
It's a whack-a-mole game between the dopers and the testers
and always has been.

The guy has been tested and watched like a hawk. It would be very difficult
for him to have doped and not been caught by now. I'm not a wide-eyed
schoolboy, but I don't think the guy is a doper. I think he's just a super
genetic freak.

Gooserider said:

"Zoot Katz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Sat, 26 Jun 2004 19:12:37 GMT,
<[email hidden]>, "Gooserider"

Quoted message said:

> Let's not forget Dr. Ferrari's magic bag with this year's blend of the
> latest undectable steriods.

Come on, Zoot. Let's not start this.

Start what?
It's a whack-a-mole game between the dopers and the testers
and always has been.

The guy has been tested and watched like a hawk. It would be very difficult
for him to have doped and not been caught by now. I'm not a wide-eyed
schoolboy, but I don't think the guy is a doper. I think he's just a super
genetic freak.

i myself have a hard time believing that a cancer survivor would mess
with his health by doping.

On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 23:20:23 GMT, [email hidden] (The Queen of

Cans and Jars) said:

i myself have a hard time believing that a cancer survivor would mess
with his health by doping.

It's easy enough to believe. Temptation is far more powerful than
rational thought, especially for competitors.

I'm still in a funk about Millar's confession. I'm bracing myself:
who's next?

-Luigi

www.livejournal.com/users/ouij
photos, rants, raves

Luigi de Guzman said:

On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 23:20:23 GMT, [email hidden] (The Queen of

Cans and Jars) said:

i myself have a hard time believing that a cancer survivor would mess
with his health by doping.

It's easy enough to believe. Temptation is far more powerful than
rational thought, especially for competitors.

i've never met a cancer survivor who was cavalier about their health,
although i'm sure they exist. i still find it very hard to believe that
lance would do it.

ym, as always, mv.

For the last couple of years, the number of those that doubt Lance grows.
Every year a number of bike friends act like they know it all and push their
negativity about what Lance can or cannot due. It will be interesting to
see if they are confident enough to stand behind their thoughts and post
them ahead of time. No more changing things up as the results start to
come through.

I for one am standing behind Lance and strongly believe he will win the 2004
Tour de France. I believe key factors will be team time trial, last
individual time trial and one win in the mountains.

I am going to go out on a limb and put Tyler Hamilton 2nd and Jan Ullrich
3rd. I feel Ullrich is going to push himself too hard at a critical point
and Tyler and Lance will both benefit from it.

"WillW" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

There has been a lot of doubt and a lot of hope, but the bottom line...

what

Quoted message said:

do you believe will be the end result? Put your money where your mouth

is

Quoted message said:

and post your predictions and thoughts on what will occur during the 2004
Tour de France. It will fun to read through them again at the end of the
Tour de France and see who really nailed it and has the bragging rights.

Infoquest said:

I for one am standing behind Lance and strongly believe he will win the 2004
Tour de France. I believe key factors will be team time trial, last
individual time trial and one win in the mountains.

Of course I'd love to see Lance win #6...

But I really don't think he's hungry enough any more. He's
become a commercial machine and I think his head is more in
that than the actual racing. The guy is everywhere on the
TV: chronicles, ads and benefits. Hanging with Sheryl will
really finish him off!

An extremely competent rider obviously, but getting old, and
just too many things to juggle besides racing.

He's not going to win this year.

SMH