That's funny, because in today's L'Equipe, there were letters from readers about whether Armstrong would win the Tour. It was pretty unanimous, and mostly positive, but there were some criticisms. In particular, one person pointed out that Telekom had a wider perspective than Discovery, which was focused on winning the Tour de France, as they also had a sprinter on their team. That argument is totally ineffective now, apart from the fact that Discovery's limited perspective included winning the Giro.
Discovery's part in Savoldelli's win consisted of bussing him to the start line with a bicycle. They even give George Hincapie more support than that.
On Thu, 16 Jun 2005 19:28:25 -0700, sonarrat <[email hidden]>
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Discovery's part in Savoldelli's win consisted of bussing him to the start line with a bicycle.
Discovery had no support for him in the high mountains. But they had support for him on the flat and rolling stages.
That's like having two guys pacing for the first 80 km of a classic. But in this case it's all right, because Savoldelli seems to do very well on his own. I bet that's why he's so humble, too.
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John Forrest Tomlinson said:
On Thu, 16 Jun 2005 19:28:25 -0700, sonarrat <[email hidden]>
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Discovery's part in Savoldelli's win consisted of bussing him to the start line with a bicycle.
Discovery had no support for him in the high mountains. But they had support for him on the flat and rolling stages.
That's like having two guys pacing for the first 80 km of a classic. But in this case it's all right, because Savoldelli seems to do very well on his own. I bet that's why he's so humble, too.
Greg LeMond had two wins with a team that was weaker than the Discovery Giro team.
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John Forrest Tomlinson said:
On Thu, 16 Jun 2005 19:28:25 -0700, sonarrat <[email hidden]> wrote:
>Discovery's part in Savoldelli's win consisted of bussing him to the >start line with a bicycle.
Discovery had no support for him in the high mountains. But they had support for him on the flat and rolling stages.
That's like having two guys pacing for the first 80 km of a classic. But in this case it's all right, because Savoldelli seems to do very well on his own. I bet that's why he's so humble, too.
Greg LeMond had two wins with a team that was weaker than the Discovery Giro team.
Ok, so what are you getting at with that? That this isn't why Savoldelli is humble?
On Thu, 16 Jun 2005 19:28:25 -0700, sonarrat <[email hidden]>
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Discovery's part in Savoldelli's win consisted of bussing him to the start line with a bicycle.
Discovery had no support for him in the high mountains. But they had support for him on the flat and rolling stages.
That's like having two guys pacing for the first 80 km of a classic. But in this case it's all right, because Savoldelli seems to do very well on his own. I bet that's why he's so humble, too.
Hmmm, I had the feeling Savoldelli got plenty of support in the mountains. Perhaps not by Discovery - Van Huffel and Aridila of Davitamon filled that gap.
