Is Lance Armstrong a machine or what?

[engnenk]

I am heading to Paris for the weekend to see history happen. Hopefully he retires after this because you can see the young turks nipping at his heels. Another win next year is probably impossible.

[Mark08859]

You should have a nice time over there. Lance has already stated that he won't be retiring. As far as young turks, he has a greater lead over his opponents this year than last year. My guess is that he has a very decent shot at the race next year.

[Mark08859]

tcp_ML500 - 7/22/2004 12:59 PM
Note: I have read the news abroad and was horrified by Greg Lemond's comments that Lance should be disqualified for having used illegal substances. As an american, he should at least espouse the "innocent until proven guilty" ideal that is so embedded in the fabric of US society.

Was also saddened to read about fans spitting on Lance. No cause for that action. [:(!]

[teky]

he won din e[:)]

[teky]

i think you love to take the mik[8D]

[teky]

he won didnt he[?]

[teky]

your avitor shows a clay head do you know anything about cars or are you just a member of the chat show[:)]which is very good anyway and should be called as you say the village, i like that

[teky]

that explains it heheh[:)]

[MBL87560SEC]

I thought I'd share this on the Tour de France.

"On Saturday, July 17, the riders of the Tour de France raced 205.5 km from Lannemezan to the mountaintop ski station Plateau de Beille. Along the way the road ascended six different climbs (and descended five), for a total of 4,160 meters of elevation gain. The final climb of the day was the fearsome Plateau de Beille—15.9 km of climbing at an average gradient of 7.8 percent (and a maximum gradient of 9.5 percent) for an ascent of 1,240 meters. To put this in perspective, there are no paved roads this steep and long in the United States."

Makes Armstrong quite a remarkable athlete.

A computer model of the route taken that day.

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/Images/pdb_iko_200106.mpg

MBL

[jdc1244]

He is a machine. From the ‘New Yorker� by MICHAEL SPECTER:

“Lance Armstrong's heart is almost a third larger than that of an average man. During those rare moments when he is at rest, it beats about thirty-two times a minute—slowly enough so that a doctor who knew nothing about him would call a hospital as soon as he heard it. (When Armstrong is exerting himself, his heart rate can edge up above two hundred beats a minute.)�