On 20 Jul 2006 20:01:21 -0700, "Kurgan Gringioni"
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>benjo maso wrote:
>> "Bob Lee" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> > Like Landis, Chiappucci broke away early from his main competitors and
>> > pretty much solo'd the rest of way. And I actually though there was more
>> > drama in '92, as for awhile it looked like Vona and Indurain were going to
>> > catch up on Sestrieres...but then Big Mig blew up just a few km's before
>> > the finish. And since Chiappucci was winning a stage that finished in
>> > Italy the fans lining the course were unbelievable...a couple of times he
>> > pretty much had to come to a dead stop.
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>> Chiapucci's exploit in itself was even more impressive that Landis'. First
>> of all, Chiappucci was already 200 km before the finish in the lead, second
>> the climbs were harder than today. On the other hand, because of the
>> importance of the stage (last mountain stage), and above all, because of
>> Landis' collapse the day before, his victory was IMO far more dramatic.
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>Dumbass -
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>Agreed and also if Landis ends up winning the overall because of
>today's incredible ride, Chiapucci's ride won't compare because the
>overall GC winner that year was still Miguel Indurain.
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>thanks,
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>K. Gringioni.
Dumbasses,
Did Ciapucci call his shot? Landis did:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/austin_murphy/07/20/murphy.landis/index.html
I stood in front of the bus for a few moments when a wiry figure
appeared in the windshield. It was nice to see Landis smiling, I
remember thinking --- good to see that he'd already come to terms with
it. I offered what amounted to condolences. He accepted them
graciously. I told him how much I was looking forward to Saturday's
time trial, when he would have the opportunity to salvage something
from a Tour gone awry.
His smile came back. "You know," he said, "we may be able to get some
of that time back today."
He meant every syllable of that. Somehow, word got out in the peloton
that the Phonaks were going to try something preposterous. By doing
so, they would be inflicting suffering on the rest of a Tour-weary
bunch. Which explains why a number of riders coasted up to Landis
before the first mountain, imploring him not to attempt something so
foolhardy. As Landis would later recall, "I just told 'em, Go drink
some Coke, 'cause we're leaving on the first climb if you want to come
along.'"
