Hey, Floyd did his best but it wasn't good enough, that's all. What we're seeing this year in the Tour is a vast contrast to the past 15 years or so, where the winner is determined early and rides an amazingly steady and controlled race. Instead, we're seeing a real physical struggle with no clear "knockout" winner. Looks like the last few days are going to be extremely uncertain, exciting, and eventful.
BTW, Floyd has nothing to apologize for. He rode a smart strategy, knowing his own strengths, limits, and weaknesses. All the RBR second-guessers and naysayers can now focus on Pereiro, Sastre, Cadel, Kloden, Dessel, et. al.
poor shmuck, everyone's going to [censored] all over him. I think it was a combination of a lot of pressure, not enough of a team to support him... he's not the first to crack in the alps. He's really strong but let's face it, this is the Tour de france, not the tour of california.
He didn't have a "bad day", he had a bad 10K. Unfortunately, that's all it took.
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Hey, Floyd did his best but it wasn't good enough, that's all. What we're seeing this year in the Tour is a vast contrast to the past 15 years or so, where the winner is determined early and rides an amazingly steady and controlled race. Instead, we're seeing a real physical struggle with no clear "knockout" winner. Looks like the last few days are going to be extremely uncertain, exciting, and eventful.
BTW, Floyd has nothing to apologize for. He rode a smart strategy, knowing his own strengths, limits, and weaknesses. All the RBR second-guessers and naysayers can now focus on Pereiro, Sastre, Cadel, Kloden, Dessel, et. al.
poor shmuck, everyone's going to [censored] all over him. I think it was a combination of a lot of pressure, not enough of a team to support him... he's not the first to crack in the alps. He's really strong but let's face it, this is the Tour de france, not the tour of california.
