From: (Yahoo news) <http://tinyurl.com/2v2xs>
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<"Today the guys were superb, especially George," he said,
paying homage to the hard work done by the tall American,
who has lived in his shadow for the last six years.
"George is the only guy who has been there for all five
(Tour wins).
"George is a special person, on the bike and off the bike,
in the peloton, at the dinner table or in the bus, he's just
a good friend."
Hincapie's reward, on top of seeing his leader back in his
rightful place, was also to stand second in the overall
classification only 10 seconds behind his boss.
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"Yesterday, George was the key man," said Armstrong. "With
him, I could trust that I was going to be in the right place
and not making mistakes."
"I was just smiling on the bike, it was like a dream," said
the American. "When we won it last year it was one of my
highlights or maybe my highlight in the Tour."
Another highlight could be for Hincapie to take the
yellow jersey.
Armstrong had said his team might try to pass the coveted
jersey around and his best mate has never been so close.