Re: Lance has to win the Tour

Joe Cipale

2008-09-25

Wow...

Some people here really DO have too much time on thier hands.

There was no guarantee he would win one, let alone 7. There is no gurantee he will win #8. Sit back and enjoy the ride and let it go at that.

Tom Perilloux wrote:

> Good point. He's setting expectations low at this point. Initially, his
> comeback was to win the tour. Now the hype is beginning to die down and
> he's saying it will be a challenge and maybe he will race the Giro. No way
> he wins the tour after racing the Giro.
>
> Personally I think he needs to concentrate on the cancer awareness and race
> wins are secondary. That way he can call his comeback a satisfactory if he
> raises awareness and a great success if he gets some wins.
>
> On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 10:35 AM, Jack Bennett wrote:
>
> > Lance is returning to racing to prove he was clean. But if he returns,
> > tests clean, and doesn't win, won't the doubters just say if he can't win
> > now when he's clean, then he must have been racing dirty before?
> >
> > Just coming back and racing clean won't make his point. In fact, he runs
> > the risk of reinforcing the doubters and undercutting his own case. He has
> > to win the Tour. He must be supremely confident.
> >
> > - Jack
> >
> > .................................
> > Jack Bennett
> > bennett.jack@yahoo.com
> > .................................
> >
> >
> >
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