Unbelievable...what [censored] racing.
The Navigators were the only team today to show any
ambition.
HealthNet or CSC are obviously not interested in
winning the race.
Postal was never challenged or put under pressure.
With having some young riders and with Eki and Hincapie
likely not to want to have to dig deep for this race, there
should have been real attack early. Moninger, Julich,
Vooight or Lleswyn are NOT going to get any significant time
on a rested Lance in the final miles and they definately
aren't going to take the jersey from him tomorrow. Both of
those teams had dangerous riders in the top 20 who could
have been in early moves and really isolated Armstrong.
Instead they let Creed and Cruz set tempo all day, gaining
confidence and sparing the big hitters....for what....maybe
a stage win ? Table scraps.
Sierra Nevade and Ofoto may not have playas...but at least
they have balls.
And Chris Horner and Cesar are exempt from this criticism
for obvious reasons.