tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812670776373470303.post7545428398971711271..comments2024-03-11T15:46:13.155-04:00Comments on In The Arena: Ruminations About Competition: Lance Armstrong: Hero or Charlatan?David Friedmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08444347475303187373noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812670776373470303.post-47396338296358278592009-07-19T19:15:54.073-04:002009-07-19T19:15:54.073-04:00Marcel:
It is a very, very long race divided into...Marcel:<br /><br />It is a very, very long race divided into many stages. Some of the stages involve sprints or climbing mountains, so there are people who enter the event who have no realistic chance of winning the whole thing but are specialists at sprinting or climbing mountains; those guys can win a stage or two--which is very prestigious--but they cannot keep up that pace for the whole race. The person who wins the race is not trying to win every stage but simply stays near the front overall until he makes his final move. Armstrong has not won a stage this year but he is second overall so far, but he is nearly two minutes behind his teammate, so it does not look like Armstrong will win the race this year.David Friedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08444347475303187373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812670776373470303.post-25080079776190292332009-07-19T18:31:19.449-04:002009-07-19T18:31:19.449-04:00marcel
i dont understand the tour de france it...marcel<br /> i dont understand the tour de france it's something called a stage armstrong has lost most of the stages but he second overall whgat is the concept davidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com