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Armstrong's contract
From ProCycling news:
"Armstrong admitted that according to the terms of his contract with his new employers he will be riding the Tour at least one more time, but he maintained his prior position of not allowing himself to be drawn on whether that one time will be 2005 or 2006. Once again, Armstrong stated that he would ride a number of the spring Classics before deciding whether to try for a seventh consecutive Tour win." http://www.procycling.com/news.aspx Old news, as of yesterday...but I think the first time he mentions this term of the contract. He'll be riding in the '05 Tour, imo. To rest for a year, even if he did Flanders, may not help his conditioning and his determination - that sharp edge is so fragile. If he only makes the podium, then he'd come back with a vengeance next year. He wants to go out in grand style, as a winner - smart - and not just fade away. Why he's being cagey, except to take the pressure off, and/or to disorient his rivals (who?)...is a matter for speculation. I don't see the few that could challenge him as having a team that can support this. IOW, there are strong teams without a stellar rider and stellar riders (Kloden, Basso) with less strong teams, istm. If we put the strongest team behind Basso, it might be doable, but again, Basso is not so good in the ITT yet. jj |
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