Phil Liggett statement from Armstrong's site

[Tom Ewall]

"The rumor is that Jan Ullrich has something big planned (Sat) and he can indeed remove the 67
seconds to Lance Armstrong..."

Anyone have any idea what this is referring to?

 

[DiabloScott]

Originally posted by Tom Ewall
"The rumor is that Jan Ullrich has something big planned (Sat) and he can indeed remove the 67
seconds to Lance Armstrong..."

Anyone have any idea what this is referring to?

Sabotage? Hey, that's even a French word - how apropos! (there I go again).

 

[Psycholist]

motorcycle?

"Tom Ewall" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "The rumor is that Jan Ullrich has something big planned (Sat) and he can indeed remove the 67
> seconds to Lance Armstrong..."
>
> Anyone have any idea what this is referring to?

 

[Dashi Toshii]

"Tom Ewall" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "The rumor is that Jan Ullrich has something big planned (Sat) and he can indeed remove the 67
> seconds to Lance Armstrong..."
>
> Anyone have any idea what this is referring to?

Teflon skin suit?

Dashii

 

[Jeff Jones]

"Tom Ewall" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "The rumor is that Jan Ullrich has something big planned (Sat) and he can indeed remove the 67
> seconds to Lance Armstrong..."
>
> Anyone have any idea what this is referring to?

He'll have the same breakfast as he did before stage 13? (sorry, couldn't resist)

Jan, gib gas!

Jeff

 

[Trg]

Tacks in his handlebars like the days of old. I hope the posties bring plenty of tire changes.

"Tom Ewall" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de
news:[email protected]...
> "The rumor is that Jan Ullrich has something big planned (Sat) and he can indeed remove the 67
> seconds to Lance Armstrong..."
>
> Anyone have any idea what this is referring to?

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[David Burley]

no suit at all

"Dashi Toshii" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>
> "Tom Ewall" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > "The rumor is that Jan Ullrich has something big planned (Sat) and he can indeed remove the 67
> > seconds to Lance Armstrong..."
> >
> > Anyone have any idea what this is referring to?
>
> Teflon skin suit?
>
> Dashii

 

[Zeno]

Massive strudel loading.

z

Tom Ewall wrote:
> "The rumor is that Jan Ullrich has something big planned (Sat) and he can indeed remove the 67
> seconds to Lance Armstrong..."
>
> Anyone have any idea what this is referring to?

 

[Darren S.]

"Tom Ewall" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "The rumor is that Jan Ullrich has something big planned (Sat) and he can indeed remove the 67
> seconds to Lance Armstrong..."
>
> Anyone have any idea what this is referring to?

The 3lbs of bockwurst he will consume for breakfast. Those things are pure power I tell you,
pure power.

D.

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[Carl Sundquist]

"Tom Ewall" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "The rumor is that Jan Ullrich has something big planned (Sat) and he can indeed remove the 67
> seconds to Lance Armstrong..."
>
> Anyone have any idea what this is referring to?

Maybe the Continental Tire engineers can break out the special liquid they put on his tires a few
years ago that supposedly saved him xx sec/ km.

 

[Carl Sundquist]

"Carl Sundquist" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:...

> Maybe the Continental Tire engineers can break out the special liquid they put on his tires a few
> years ago that supposedly saved him xx sec/ km.
>
>
From cyclingnews.com

News for October 5, 1999 Ullrich using chemicals - on the tires

By Tomas Nilsson, cyclingnews.com correspondent

Jan Ullrich will race on a special high tech tires on the ITT Wednesday. The tire manufacturer
Continental's development department has come up with a new set of tires. They are prepared with a
special thinning liquid which is supposed to lower the rolling friction by 30 to 40 percent.

"This could mean a couple of seconds per kilometer", said Continental manager Michael Marx, who was
track world champion in 1983.

The engineers of Continental will come to Treviso to prepare the tires by hand, a process that will
take a couple of hours. The disadvantage is a shorter life span, but they should probably hold
together over the 50 kms of the World Championships. The tires were tested in the Vuelta recently
and seemed to work as Ullrich won.

 

[Mack Mad]

"Jeff Jones" <jeff@cyclingnews-punt-com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Tom Ewall" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > "The rumor is that Jan Ullrich has something big planned (Sat) and he can indeed remove the 67
> > seconds to Lance Armstrong..."
> >
> > Anyone have any idea what this is referring to?
>
> He'll have the same breakfast as he did before stage 13? (sorry, couldn't resist)
>
> Jan, gib gas!
>
> Jeff
>
Maybe he can combine that with a cigarette lighter built into his saddle. A little added propulsion.

 

[Scribe2b]

> The disadvantage is a shorter life span, but they should probably hold together over the 50 kms of
> the World Championships. The tires were tested in the Vuelta recently and seemed to work as
> Ullrich won.

i cant believe ullrich would chance his tour on semi-tested equipment. the IF factor is too high jc

 

[Kurgan Gringion]

"Carl Sundquist" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Carl Sundquist" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:...
>
> > Maybe the Continental Tire engineers can break out the special liquid
they
> > put on his tires a few years ago that supposedly saved him xx sec/ km.
> >
> >
> From cyclingnews.com
>
> News for October 5, 1999 Ullrich using chemicals - on the tires
>
> By Tomas Nilsson, cyclingnews.com correspondent
>
> Jan Ullrich will race on a special high tech tires on the ITT Wednesday.
The
> tire manufacturer Continental's development department has come up with a new set of tires. They
> are prepared with a special thinning liquid which
is
> supposed to lower the rolling friction by 30 to 40 percent.
>
> "This could mean a couple of seconds per kilometer", said Continental manager Michael Marx, who
> was track world champion in 1983.

A couple of seconds a kilometer?

I find that hard to believe.

 

[Zeno]

Carl Sundquist wrote:
> "Carl Sundquist" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:...
>
>
>>Maybe the Continental Tire engineers can break out the special liquid they put on his tires a few
>>years ago that supposedly saved him xx sec/ km.
>>
>>

> From cyclingnews.com
>
> News for October 5, 1999 Ullrich using chemicals - on the tires
>

Snip

> The tires were tested in the Vuelta recently and seemed to work as Ullrich won.
>

Don't rain much in the Vuelta.

Zeno

 

[Clovis Lark]

zeno <[email protected]> wrote:

> Carl Sundquist wrote:
>> "Carl Sundquist" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:...
>>
>>
>>>Maybe the Continental Tire engineers can break out the special liquid they put on his tires a few
>>>years ago that supposedly saved him xx sec/ km.
>>>
>>>

>> From cyclingnews.com
>>
>> News for October 5, 1999 Ullrich using chemicals - on the tires
>>

> Snip

>> The tires were tested in the Vuelta recently and seemed to work as Ullrich won.
>>

> Don't rain much in the Vuelta.

But when it does... IT'S A *****! Remember last year's Angliru?

> Zeno

 

[Zeno]

Clovis Lark wrote:
> zeno <[email protected]> wrote:

>
>>Snip
>
>
>>>The tires were tested in the Vuelta recently and seemed to work as Ullrich won.
>>>
>>
>
>>Don't rain much in the Vuelta.
>
>
> But when it does... IT'S A *****! Remember last year's Angliru?
>

I thought the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.

z

 

[Khoomei]

Maybe it has something to do with Ullrich's nervousness in the starting gate.

On 25 Jul 2003 12:39:17 -0700, [email protected] (Tom Ewall) wrote:

>"The rumor is that Jan Ullrich has something big planned (Sat) and he can indeed remove the 67
>seconds to Lance Armstrong..."
>
>Anyone have any idea what this is referring to?

 

[Khoomei]

On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 22:03:45 -0500, "Carl Sundquist" <[email protected]> wrote:

>The disadvantage is a shorter life span, but they should probably hold together over the 50 kms of
>the World Championships. The tires were tested in the Vuelta recently and seemed to work as
>Ullrich won.

Maybe this explains the fall. The tires didn't last until the end of the race, not crosswalk paint
or hydroplaning.