Keith Oates
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- Penarth, Wales
Armstrong put in a good performance and I would have liked to see him get the win but I think that will be his swan song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
With Lance's TT ability he should have gone a few km out from the finish - did he really think he could win a sprint?
I don't see the point of these epic mountain stages with flat finishes; as we saw yesterday, it does nothing for the GC. Nobody will attack for GC time because any gains will be lost in the approach to the finish, so why bother having 4 huge climbs in 1 day. I vote for more mountain top finishes.
Isn't the intention to focus the race onto a couple of key stages?That was the general opinion too on 'Chat' yesterday during the race. A waste of 4 great climbs in my opinion neutralised by the long run in.
Isn't the intention to focus the race onto a couple of key stages?
That was the general opinion too on 'Chat' yesterday during the race. A waste of 4 great climbs in my opinion neutralised by the long run in.
To build up anticipation? That was the idea of having Ventoux right at the end of last years Tour and this year we have the Tourmalet, followed by the ITT. I'm not saying I agree with it, but I can see the logic.That's the result certainly but I'm not sure why that would be the intention though.