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Date Posted: 17:08:54 09/14/04 Tue
Author: stever
Subject: Re: GO-GO-GO-GO-GO!!!! Great RIDE!!
In reply to: Viktor 's message, "Re: GO-GO-GO-GO-GO!!!! Great RIDE!!" on 09:13:07 09/14/04 Tue

>>Oh my gosh!! What a gusty ride!!!! All alone for over
>>160k. Well deserved. Not bad for an American rider!!!
>
>Was really surprised how strong he was. The peloton
>didn't think he would be that strong and started the
>chase too late. He was going fast all the way to the
>line, but he was really tired after the finnish. He
>looked completely exhausted on the podium, almost too
>tired to smile. Go Zabriskie!

But I thought that everybody slowed down significantly for about half the stage just after Zabriskie got away, when Valverde crashed. So, was Zabriskie that "strong", or just lucky because of circumstances beyond his control?

Note that I am not suggesting that Zabriskie or USPS "cheated" or anything. David rode hard all the way and deserved his win, circumstances be damned.

steve

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