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Originally posted by Wilbo
Armstrong said he lost 15 lbs from dehydration in the time trial. He expects to improve with every day. I hope he attacks and gets some time before they leave the mountains, but I think he can hold his own in the last time trial.
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I heard that also, but I think he's bullshitting. Dropping 15lbs of water is nearly 10% of his bodyweight, which is quite often fatal. At the very least he would have been too incapacitated by the fluid loss to ride a bike.