The cycling press is hyping up stage 7 as the end all of stages to answer the Armstrong/Contador debate. After all, the answers will be found in the mountains. I feel that the answer will be found in the mountains, yes, but just not these mountains. With most of the more difficult miles still to come, it makes no sense that Astana would risk its overall position and the possibility of having one of its riders win the tour on stage 7. The pressure is on the other contenders to make the moves. All Astana, meaning Lance, Alberto, Levi, and Andreas, needs to do is mark the other contenders. Follow when needed and only work when it is clear that work needs to be done would be my war cry if I was Johann.
It is ridiculous to believe that there will be a show down tomorrow on the Arcalis climb between the two Astana riders when they are in the top three of the GC. If tomorrow was Stage 20 on the Ventoux, then the rhetoric would all be valid and worthwhile. Since it is not, it is merely words and what is the word velonews.com has been using lately, ah yes, polemics.
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