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**RonSonic**

On Sun, 30 Jul 2006 15:19:18 +0200, Lou Holtman
wrote:

Bill Baka wrote:
wrote:

Yeah they're all on drugs.

People are now playing the genetics card to
reason it's why Lance was so good. Sure it's
true that genetics play a part, but all the people
that compete at the tour level are genetically
rare. It's not like the they're chumps and freds.

So of course any tiny advantage is going to be
sought after and taken advantage of. It's human
nature. And drugs definitely give someone who's
already genetically gifted and trains like mad an
edge, it's undisputable.

So the name of the game now is avoiding detection,
and I'm certain there are many ways this can
be done.

My two bits.

Eric

Sure Lance had a genetic card up his sleeve, but he also had a very good
team leader to make the strategy for him. If Lance had been assigned as
a Domestique for one of the other guys then one of them might have won.
Strategy played a big part too. It isn't just muscle out there, it is
brains and planning too.

What strategy?

Lance did a great job of playing guys off of one another. His last, he'd go on a
break with Basso one day and with Ullrich and Kloden the next. Net result they'd
fight for second and Armstrong gets the win.

Ron