SHOOT: It's kinda nuts that this guy breaks his collarbone a few weeks ago and people expect him to win every race he rides in. Like there's no training, no work. It's a 'something for nothing' attitude, and it's a symptom of people who watch TV and click their mouse button and then think that's how the world works. That if you click a button things will fall into place simply because you've asked them to... We've lost our sense of respect, and modesty, and our ability to see subtlety even in the obvious. That said: GO LANCE!
“People have to step back and realize that not every race is like the Tour de France,” he said while preparing in Bressanone, Italy, for the day’s journey into Austria. “I haven’t been at every race in the front. During my career, I didn’t win every bike race by seven minutes. It’s important to keep it in perspective.”
The Giro will start in Innsbruck, Austria, on Friday on its way through Switzerland and back into Italy. By then, the fans will most likely have reverted to celebrating with wine and cheese instead of the beer and bratwurst that were popular Thursday.
And by then, Armstrong is very likely to be in the same spot in the standings. He had once expressed a desire to win the Giro, in this, his first time in the event. But his plans have changed.
After breaking his collarbone two months ago, Armstrong, 37, has shifted his focus to use the race as a training ground for the Tour de France, which he has won seven times. |
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