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Originally posted by funkmaster
... whatever happens, itīs the best tour de france in ages ... 3 guys can win it this time and I am not going to put money on it !!
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I'd like to see LA do 5 in a row. Even six is possible. But Lance is 31, and no TdF winner in modern history has won one past their 31st birthday. Still, I don't think his problems this year are all age related decline. Something else is definitely going on.
I agree about the excitement though! For the last few years, when Lance would put 5 minutes into his nearest rival on the first TT and mountain stage, the Pyrenees and second half of the race had the feeling of being nothing more than a formality. This year a billion + people in 150 countries will be on the edge of their seats tomorrow as the race approaches the last mountaintop finish.