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fhg43
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That's the truth skinnyfat.
All those guys have to do something and Armstrong's work ethic and determination are superior to all others.
When I was still doing the fulltime racing scene I got a few chances to race against him. He did some small US races in WI prior to the 96 Olympics (after he'd quit the Tour w/a cold, but before he knew it was cancer) and he was incredibly strong. I know he won one of the races. I got another chance to race against him in 99 after cancer in his hometown race and he was even faster, but just got beat in the end. Later that year he won the Tour for the first time and damn it was cool to be able to say I raced against him!!
One thing that stood out those few times was his motivation-not only did he want to win those little races he wanted to destroy us. We were riders who would never be a threat to him yet he would throw down the gauntlet anyway.
FHG
All those guys have to do something and Armstrong's work ethic and determination are superior to all others.
When I was still doing the fulltime racing scene I got a few chances to race against him. He did some small US races in WI prior to the 96 Olympics (after he'd quit the Tour w/a cold, but before he knew it was cancer) and he was incredibly strong. I know he won one of the races. I got another chance to race against him in 99 after cancer in his hometown race and he was even faster, but just got beat in the end. Later that year he won the Tour for the first time and damn it was cool to be able to say I raced against him!!
One thing that stood out those few times was his motivation-not only did he want to win those little races he wanted to destroy us. We were riders who would never be a threat to him yet he would throw down the gauntlet anyway.
FHG
