Team Columbia High Road showed up ready to kick ass today - leading an incredible breakaway deemed a "tactical coup" by Mr. Ligget. The entire team lead a 28 man breakaway, that stunned the peleton, leaving behind Alberto Contador and Levi Leipheimer, to gain an amazing 39 seconds on the main field. Lance Armstrong took advantage of this breakaway, having a day that Phil said "really showed the young riders how to run a stage". Armstrong, Popyvich, Big Thor Hushovd and current leader Fabian Cancellara, along with Columbia's Big George Hincapie and sprint leader Mark Cavendish all having a GREAT STAGE. Asked afterward what the hell possessed Team Columbia to breakaway, George said "We found it insulting that no one wanted to race." Wow.
Lance Armstrong had another great stage in his career today. He went from 10th place to 3rd in one day with the 39 second gain. This means that in tomorrows team time trial he could conceivably gain another few seconds and snatch the yellow jersey, the maillot jeune, the coveted leaders jersey, from Cancellara. Unbelievable.
And this comes on top of the US Mens Soccer team stunning the world comingthisclose to beating Brazil and Andy Roddick coming as close to winning Wimbledon as one can - in fact a Pyrrhic victory. The United States sports front has become a storm front.
Stages to watch:
Stage 4 (7/7) - Team Time Trial
Stages 7-9 (7/10-7/12) Pyrenees Mountains - Stage 9 Col du Tourmalet! 7/12
Stages 15-17 (7/19-7/22) The Alps - Sadly no L'Alpe d Huez this year!
Stage 18 (7/23) - Individual Time Trial
Stage 21 (7/26) - Ride to the Champs Elysees - Paris...
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