Hello there.OldEndicottHiway said:No. Perhaps if the stars were aligned just right, but LA has said on more than one occasion their climbing talent (specifically Cont) is above that of anyone he had to face in his 7 Tour wins.
But watching him and gape-mouthed Hoover (Jan) battle it out throught the years was a hoot. Good times.
To compare him to Michael Schumacher who came back to Formula 1, I think that both of them realized that they're old and probably never going to win the TdF/F1 Driver's Championship again but they have passion for what they're doing and need to be on a bike/in an F1 car because they miss it so much when they're not.ttug said:LA is now 38, he cant climb like he did, he cant TT he cant recover, he is OLD. He KNOWS he is old, he has stated he is old, his career in cycling at this level is done.
He has 7 TDF overalls in a row. There is NOTHING to feel sorry about NOTHING.
Spoonface hasn't lost his edge though, he's still a pain in the ass to pass. Now if Brawn could get him and Nico a car that wasn't so slow...MrDomino said:To compare him to Michael Schumacher who came back to Formula 1, I think that both of them realized that they're old and probably never going to win the TdF/F1 Driver's Championship again but they have passion for what they're doing and need to be on a bike/in an F1 car because they miss it so much when they're not.
Or maybe it's just a midlife crisis....
True, without the crashes Lance would likely podium this TdF, I am sure of that.yater said:Lance is still FAST. Try racing him on a mountain bike. He destroys the pro field here in Tx...and elsewhere. It's fun to watch. It makes me realize how fast the pro tour guys are.
it would be close to AC/AS this year. AC lost a step or 2 this year.Percival said:Question:
After what we saw yesterday between Andy and Berto on that mountian stage, its obvious that they are 2 very special riders. That said, in his PRIME, would Lance have dropped them both yesterday?
^this^Crank-a-Roo said:But Merckx can beat all 3 of them on a steel 10 speed bike.