No Stage wins for Lance this year?

He'll have to go all out at St Etienne if he wants to get one.

For the history guys, which Tour winners have won without any stage wins
(Benjo?).

On 07/17/2005 05:30 AM, in article ,
"trg" wrote:

He'll have to go all out at St Etienne if he wants to get one.

For the history guys, which Tour winners have won without any stage wins
(Benjo?).


Greg LeMond = 1990
Roger Walkowiak = 1956

Are there more?


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On 07/17/2005 05:30 AM, in article ,
"trg" wrote:

He'll have to go all out at St Etienne if he wants to get one.

For the history guys, which Tour winners have won without any stage wins
(Benjo?).


Greg LeMond = 1990
Roger Walkowiak = 1956

Firmin Lambot 1922
Lucien Aimar 1966
Gastone Nencini 1960

Benjo

With McEwen getting an egg for the stage he nudged Stuey, and Boonen out,
there's also the chance of having the green jersey not having had a stage
win either. Has that ever happened?

trg wrote:

With McEwen getting an egg for the stage he nudged Stuey, and Boonen out,
there's also the chance of having the green jersey not having had a stage
win either. Has that ever happened?

Zabel got the green jersey in 1998 and 1999 without a stage win, at
least if the data base an www.letour.com is right about that.


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On Sun, 17 Jul 2005 13:30:08 +0200, "trg"
wrote:

He'll have to go all out at St Etienne if he wants to get one.

Doubt he cares at this point in his career.

On Sun, 17 Jul 2005 14:20:14 +0000, wrote:

On Sun, 17 Jul 2005 13:30:08 +0200, "trg"
wrote:

He'll have to go all out at St Etienne if he wants to get one.

Doubt he cares at this point in his career.

I think the strategy was aimed at the fact that he's aging- get into
yellow early, finish high enough to keep yellow in case you don't win
a stage. He's not quite the presence he's been in previous years- i
don't mean in terms of how good or whatever, but he's not even as
interesting to watch. I don't think he cares that much this time
around.

On another note, I think it's kind of interesting that Lance doesn't
like heat. He's from Texas, you figure he'd be used to it. ANd yet
Jan, who's redheaded and freckled and from east germany, loves the
heat. Go figure. I once remember Stuart Ogrady saying how he loves bad
weather at paris roubaix, and yet he comes from a part of the world
where it's sunny and almost never rains! OTOH maybe that's
WHY...personally I like the heat but lately it's been so sticky when
you ride it's like trying to breathe through a straw!

trg wrote:

He'll have to go all out at St Etienne if he wants to get one.

For the history guys, which Tour winners have won without any stage wins
(Benjo?).


Could happen. His only remaining chance is the ITT. But he has to be
the favorite.

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trg wrote:

He'll have to go all out at St Etienne if he wants to get one.

For the history guys, which Tour winners have won without any stage wins
(Benjo?).


Could happen. His only remaining chance is the ITT. But he has to be
the favorite.

Should be a good TT. Lance's last chance to "s'exprimer" as a professional
racer. Nothing to lose, able to let it all hang out. Ullrich, who won on the
same course in 1997, working to save some face and move into 2nd in the GC.
Basso, trying to hold on to his 2nd place.

On Sun, 17 Jul 2005 18:24:58 +0200, trg wrote:
Basso, trying to hold on to his 2nd place.

Armstrong catching him could help that.

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