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Originally Posted by cdcox
They time to the nearest 1/100 of a second, so in all likelihood they would have been able to detrmine a true leader.
It is far from over yet. Armstrong won't really be tested until the mountain stages. In the 1996 Tour, Miguel Indurain had a string of 5 consecutive tour victories going that were every bit as convincing as Lance's. He looked for all the world like he was riding to his 6th victory until the first mountain stage where he was clearly unable to match the top riders. Tried as he might on subsequent stages, he just could not do it. Old age had finally caught up to him. He retired following the Tour at age 32.
But yes, everything so far is pointing to a victory for Lance.
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Aren't the mountain stages where Lance really kicks ass though?
I'd say that today the most likely reason for him to not win may be crowd interference. His dominance is driving the Euro-weenies nuts. Didn't some Germans last year whack his bike with an umbrella?