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creekster · 09-26-2008, 01:02 AM

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?...ng_interbike08

LA has a news conference at Interbike (Arch, did you go?) to announce his racing schedule and describe his testing regime and Lemond shows up, in the front row, and criticizes the regime as being irrelevant (specifically he says the T/E ratio is 'irrelevant'; really? try telling that to Landis who was busted for having his T/E ratio out of whack).

Now Lemond may have some good points, but I think once again he is letting his bitter beer face get the best of him here. Why piss on Lance's parade now? Wait and see, and then let him have it later, once the actual web postings take place.

LA also suggests that he is not racing to win, but he couldn't bring himself to say it. If I was Contador I would be unhappy for two reasons. First, the team and Johan will have a presumptive interest in working for the old war horse and not me (and all Contador has done is win all three grand tours in the last 2 years) and, two, it is going to be an absolute CIRCUS everywhere LA goes and this will distract even if Contador does well. Say LA is leading or near the top of the peloton and then contador busts out on Hautacam (or something like that) and puts a minute into him. Ask yourself if the press goes to Contador or to LA first? This will be hard for contador to swallow no matter what, but it would be particularly galling, I suspect, if it was your own teammate and your own DS that are involved. This will be interesting, at the very least.

09-26-2008, 01:02 AM	#1
creekster Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: the far corner of my mind Posts: 8,711	Lemond cannot let go http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?...ng_interbike08 LA has a news conference at Interbike (Arch, did you go?) to announce his racing schedule and describe his testing regime and Lemond shows up, in the front row, and criticizes the regime as being irrelevant (specifically he says the T/E ratio is 'irrelevant'; really? try telling that to Landis who was busted for having his T/E ratio out of whack). Now Lemond may have some good points, but I think once again he is letting his bitter beer face get the best of him here. Why piss on Lance's parade now? Wait and see, and then let him have it later, once the actual web postings take place. LA also suggests that he is not racing to win, but he couldn't bring himself to say it. If I was Contador I would be unhappy for two reasons. First, the team and Johan will have a presumptive interest in working for the old war horse and not me (and all Contador has done is win all three grand tours in the last 2 years) and, two, it is going to be an absolute CIRCUS everywhere LA goes and this will distract even if Contador does well. Say LA is leading or near the top of the peloton and then contador busts out on Hautacam (or something like that) and puts a minute into him. Ask yourself if the press goes to Contador or to LA first? This will be hard for contador to swallow no matter what, but it would be particularly galling, I suspect, if it was your own teammate and your own DS that are involved. This will be interesting, at the very least. __________________ Sorry for th e tpyos.