Al had 8sec on Andy. 39sec that were stolen with a drop of a chain. Andy is not a TT specialist, and he needed every second that he could going into stage 19. He did not have a cushion and had to have the TT of his life. He did. He threw down. It was not enough. Al put in a less that stellar TT (for him), but put Andy down 39 seconds over all.
End of the Tour, well at least for the Yellow. I would love to see Saxo attack on the last day. They have too much class for that. We could debate all day long about was it right to attack, what is proper etc...
Deni raked Sami over the coals, and handily took the third step on the podium. It really comes down to who is faster. ??? Does it?????
Al and Andy kill when it goes vertical, Cavo will take you to school if it ends in a sprint, and Spartacus will stop time. So how do you decide how a Grand Tour is won? I started following le Tour because of a fellow Texan. So I will beat that drum once again. Lance in his day, was the best all-around tour rider. He could climb like a crack monkey, and TT like he was on fire.
So who is the best?
Contador is only the 8th winner of Le Tour to not win a single stage. Not exactly the way you want to crown a "champion". In my opinion, the best rider of the 2010 TdF was Chris Horner. Anyone else finish in the Top 10 while riding for someone else? Chris maintained his domestique duties until the very end and still placed ahead of Lance, Levi, and Kloden. Not bad for a 38 yr old.
ReplyDeleteHorner is just a work horse, always has been. He was awesome at the Pais Vasco (one with the funny hat). What could a guy like that do if he were given a free pass? It's a great point, finishing in the top 10 and riding for others. I am still a little steamed, that Armstrong did not work for him for a stage win. He rides selflessly. He had some bad years due to injury, and last year to politics. Hope he has at least one or two more years.
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