I read quite often about the Tour de France. Many journalists are all caught up in the Armstrong/Contador alleged controversy. I'd like to add a different perspective. For as much as I'd like to see Lance win the Tour for an 8th time, I believe that there are stronger cyclists on the Tour and this will play out in the mountains - the wheat will be sifted from the chaff if you will. Lance is a great champion but he doesn't have the legs of the 26 year olds. I feel that the break that happened today was allowed to happen by Alberto Contador. He was right there when the split happened. It happened right in front of him and he supposedly couldn't get back on the wheels of Columbia-HTC team. The plan for Astana is to confuse the peleton and the other team directors. It is a big Elle Fitzgerald. They will seem to be split or splitting, allowing the opponents to relax or over extended themselves. The goal of the team is to get Lance into yellow in the first half of the race. In the second half, Johann will unleash Alberto and surprise the rest of the teams. If Lance really is strong enough, then the tactics might change but I don't see this as being the case. Johann is a masterful tactician and he has a lot of experience on the team. Look for Astana to win the TTT tomorrow and put Lance in yellow for the 84th time.
It all is so fun to watch! Let's go Lance, Levi, and Alberto...
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