I was wonder who will be the next L.A.? Is there anyone coming up the ladder that will be able to come close to doing what Lance did? I know that guy Floyd Landis(sp?) is a bit on the older side for a pro rider. But did manage to win on Sunday.
Ken How about Hincapie(sp?)? -- You never have the wind with you - either it is against you or you're having a good day. ~Daniel Behrman, The Man Who Loved Bicycles
I was wonder who will be the next L.A.? Is there anyone coming up the ladder that will be able to come close to doing what Lance did? I know that guy Floyd Landis(sp?) is a bit on the older side for a pro rider. But did manage to win on Sunday.
Ken How about Hincapie(sp?)?
Ullrich is getting kind of old too so how about Hamilton? He did come in the top ten even with a broken collarbone. It seems he has the grit and he is young enough. Besides, you said "the next L.A.". Who do you expect to win 7 in a row?????????? Bill
Ullrich is getting kind of old too so how about Hamilton?
Given that he's
o 34 years old, and o currently serving a two year ban for blood doping
I'd say pretty unlikely...
Damn, One year and all is turned upside down without Lance. Beloki. That new kid Cancellara? Totally guessing but I think it will be someone who came in pretty high in the TDF or at least won a stage like Cancellara did. Dunno. Bill
Damn, One year and all is turned upside down without Lance. Beloki. That new kid Cancellara? Totally guessing but I think it will be someone who came in pretty high in the TDF or at least won a stage like Cancellara did. Dunno.
Cancellara is a strong young (25) time trialist, but I don't know how well he climbs. Some other names to watch: Damiano Cunego (25), Vladimir Karpets (26), Yaroslav Popovych (26), Sandy Casar (27) or Denis Menchov (28).
One thing's for sure, the next few tours will be fun to watch!
:: One thing's for sure, the next few tours will be fun to watch! ::
Will they be on OLN?
I sure hope so since OLN devoted the entire month of July to the TDF. I am getting really sick of their bull riding BS cowboy stuff. Tour G'Italia, France, Spain, all should be on OLN, I hope. Even if it is only just the highlights they better have something or they are going to get a boat load of complaints. Bill
Ullrich is getting kind of old too so how about Hamilton?
Given that he's
o 34 years old, and o currently serving a two year ban for blood doping
I'd say pretty unlikely...
Damn, One year and all is turned upside down without Lance. Beloki. That new kid Cancellara? Totally guessing but I think it will be someone who came in pretty high in the TDF or at least won a stage like Cancellara did. Dunno. Bill
if you're thinking of the newst american, it looks like Floyd is getting there- hard to say if he could win the tour THIS year, but if he keeps on this type of form and doesn't have a major injury, he'll be right up there in the top 5, maybe the podium. As for the giro, he's doing it for training. He'll either finish fairly high or decide to abandon.
It looks like the Giro D'Italia is getting shortchanged but at least they are covering things, even if only Sundays until the TDF month. Bill
I am sick and tired of OLN coverage. If you get the chance to subscribe to RAI international, do it. Prerace coverage, race coverage, and post race coverage (ok, for the interviews a limited amount of italian helps...). And with very limited commercials. Milano - San Remo in fact has about 15 seconds(!) of commercials - and no, I am not kidding, I have seen it twice now. Also, www.onlinetvrecorder.com will add Eurosport pretty soon (probably in time for Giro). Just record it, download it and then play it with WMP.