July 25, 2004
King Lance
Moving house is a bitch (at least if you do it yourself). I've had little time to do anything (except interview for a job).
That said, I got some time to watch the morning procession of Le Tour as they pulled into Paris. Lance won this Tour going away (some six minutes to the good)--giving the lie to the suggestion that he was weakening or past his prime.
It seems like last year's performance was just a glitch and he is back "en forme". Possibly the best time trialer in the world and the best climber in the world. A very hard combination to beat in the Tour de France.
I see no reason that he shouldn't try for a seventh in a row next year. Sure, it'll be tough--possibly tougher than this year if Ivan Basso performs and Tyler Hamilton can finish. But with the Discovery channels helping out by sponsoring the team I'm sure that Lance would like to give them a victory.
I hope to take a summer vacation next year in the Dordogne and visit the route of the Tour nearby.
'Til next year, then.
Posted by artandscience at July 25, 2004 02:53 PM