| Totally agree with every word regarding Lance Armstrong. I was going to go on a rant about how, purely as a cyclist, he's still not a patch on Eddy Merckx, but I thought that wasn't really appropriate when Armstrong is on the verge of an incredible, unbelievable 7th Tour win.
The really amazing thing is that it was the cancer that was an important contributor to his success as a tour rider. Pre-cancer, he was a beefy one-day specialist, with no hope of clawing himself over the mountains with the leaders. I guess the cancer stripped off a lot of his bulk, and he somehow managed to retain his pre-illness cardiovascular potential.
I hope he now retires and looks after himself. Too many pro cyclists die young, never mind one who has already clawed himself back from the brink of death. |