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Wouldn't there be some sort of "poetic justice" if Armstrong were to lose the Tour to Ullrich by a
very small amount in the final TT (say, about 8 seconds)?

Maybe if Ullrich was French and had longer hair. . .

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Damn... it's a good one this year in any case:-)

Epic.

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Wayne Menzie

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[email hidden] (David N. Welton) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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Wouldn't there be some sort of "poetic justice" if Armstrong were to lose the Tour to Ullrich by a
very small amount in the final TT (say, about 8 seconds)?

Envision what the last road stage could be like if either LA or JU is just a few seconds behind the
other after the ITT. With the race on the line would the two of them actually do something to
contest the last stage or would they just do the usual parade into Paris? It may be a battle of the
teams down to the wire. And keep in mind the bonus seconds for the top stage finishers. One
scenario (possible though probably not likely) is that we could see the overall TdF decided by a
final sprint.

Quoted message said:

Damn... it's a good one this year in any case:-)

No question about that.

DR

[email hidden] (David N. Welton) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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Wouldn't there be some sort of "poetic justice" if Armstrong were to lose the Tour to Ullrich by a
very small amount in the final TT (say, about 8 seconds)?

No. Because That was LeMond and Fignon. Lance never beat Jan a few seconds in the past anyway on GC.

Quoted message said:

Damn... it's a good one this year in any case:-)

Yes.

DirtRoadie said:

Envision what the last road stage could be like if either LA or JU is just a few seconds behind
the other after the ITT. With the race on the line would the two of them actually do something to
contest the last stage or would they just do the usual parade into Paris? It may be a battle of
the teams down to the wire. And keep in mind the bonus seconds for the top stage finishers. One
scenario (possible though probably not likely) is that we could see the overall TdF decided by a
final sprint.

Does anyone else remember Andy Hampsten's win in the Tour of Switzerland riding for 7-11 in 1987?
That is almost exactly what happened. His lead on the last day was one second over Peter Winnen
with a time bonus on the last intermediate points sprint. 7-11 led Kiefel out for the points and
he won it, keeping the bonus from Winnen. Winnen took 10th in the final sprint and Hampsten's 1
second held up.

Actually the TdF scenario could be even more interesting if the green jersey competition goes down
to the wire also as it very well might.

Bob Schwartz [email hidden]

K. J. Papai said:

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Lance never beat Jan a few seconds in the past anyway on GC.

What could this possibly mean?

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Quoted message said:

Wouldn't there be some sort of "poetic justice" if Armstrong were to lose the Tour to Ullrich by
a very small amount in the final TT (say, about 8 seconds)?

No. Because That was LeMond and Fignon. Lance never beat Jan a few seconds in the past
anyway on GC.

you mean 5+minutes?