Lance lost 15lbs?

"Jim Edwards" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I had the TV on in the background Friday or Sat and heard one of the announcers say Lance lost
15lbs during the time trial. Sounds like a lot

and

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close to 10% of his body weight. Did anyone else hear this and wouldn't that be extreme for a
one hour

race?

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Jim

Hate to say it, but it sounds like [censored] excuses to me. I like Lance, and I hope he wins his 5th
tour this year, but his whining is getting a bit much. You can't drop 10% of your weight in water
and still ride a bike at nearly 30mph in a straight line.

D.

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This has already been explained on RBR as due to diminished math skills caused by electrolyte
imbalance.

Dan

Jim Edwards said:

I had the TV on in the background Friday or Sat and heard one of the announcers say Lance lost
15lbs during the time trial. Sounds like a lot and close to 10% of his body weight. Did anyone
else hear this and wouldn't that be extreme for a one hour race? Jim

It was 10 pounds and he wasn't whining, just stating the facts. "Jim Edwards"
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I had the TV on in the background Friday or Sat and heard one of the announcers say Lance lost
15lbs during the time trial. Sounds like a lot

and

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close to 10% of his body weight. Did anyone else hear this and wouldn't that be extreme for a
one hour

race?

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Jim

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From: "Darren S."

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but his whining is getting a bit much.

It's always a problem, answering a question. Taken to an extreme, should Beloki just skip over the
part where his tire rolled?

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it sounds like [censored] excuses to me

Don't know how long the brake was rubbing but BTDT to some extent and it sure slows you down, hard
to feel for what it is unless you have a lumpy rim.

Note that in the "weight" interview, Lance was going on an estimate of his weight in the morning,
meaning he was already below his desired racing weight before the warm-up and eating/drinking
errors. IOW he probably didn't lose 10% from the time he woke up, there was a deficit from the
day(s) before. Also evidenced by the dry mouth and fear in the eyes seen on camera in the start
house, he blew his prep for one of the big days. C'est le Tour. --Tom Paterson

His whining is getting a bit much? I haven't heard him whine at all. After today it looks to me like
he was telling the truth. He looked much better today than he has the last 2 stages and seems to be
getting stonger. "Darren S." <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Jim Edwards" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I had the TV on in the background Friday or Sat and heard one of the announcers say Lance lost
15lbs during the time trial. Sounds like a lot

and

Quoted message said:

close to 10% of his body weight. Did anyone else hear this and wouldn't that be extreme for a
one hour

race?

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Jim

Hate to say it, but it sounds like [censored] excuses to me. I like Lance,

and

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I hope he wins his 5th tour this year, but his whining is getting a bit much. You can't drop 10%
of your weight in water and still ride a bike at nearly 30mph in a straight line.

D.

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Jim Edwards said:

I had the TV on in the background Friday or Sat and heard one of the announcers say Lance lost
15lbs during the time trial. Sounds like a lot and close to 10% of his body weight. Did anyone else
hear this and wouldn't that be extreme for a one hour race?

He'd probably be dead if that was true.

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Jim