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Forget Lance, Levi could win the Vuelta

FoxwellFoxwell Posts: 142
edited September 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
I admire and respect the hell out of Lance, but I just wanted to throw some love Levi Leipheimer's way.

http://www.lavuelta.com/08/ingles/resultados/general11.html?e=11&ts=1221070114746

After eleven stages, Levi is in second place by just eleven seconds!

His teammate on Astana and former Tour de France winner, Alberto Contador, is in third.

Astana has some tough choices to make.

Alberto is ridding in his home country, but this could be Levi's last chance for something big (not that the Tour of California isn't huge ;))
"In the depths of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer." -- Albert Camus

"He who knows only his own side of the case, knows little of that." -- John Stuart Mill

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  • RiverrunnerRiverrunner Posts: 2,419
    GO LEVI!

    I haven't been following the Vuelta, too many other things interfering. But I want Levi to win. He deserves a big win. Contador has lots of years ahead of me.

    Also, if Lance joins Astana he will be stealing all of the glory from Levi AND the others next year.
    The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way it treats its animals. Ghandi
  • DonJonDonJon Posts: 5,089
    Big fan of Levi but Ill be (personally) pissed if he wins. Had a fortune on him in the 2007 tour so I consider he owes me :D

    Reminds me a bit of Cadel....just grinds away with no major turn of foot (well maybe a little more than the one-speed-Del).
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me.
  • FoxwellFoxwell Posts: 142
    Levi's hanging in there...


    1. MARTÍNEZ, Egoi ESP EUS 45:48:33
    2. LEIPHEIMER, Levi USA AST a 11
    3. CONTADOR, Alberto ESP AST a 29
    "In the depths of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer." -- Albert Camus

    "He who knows only his own side of the case, knows little of that." -- John Stuart Mill

    "Mongo just a pawn in game of life." -- Mongo
  • DonJonDonJon Posts: 5,089
    Yeah he's definitely a winning chance from where he is.

    BIG hill in the next stage......Sastre to maybe jump up the GC a little?
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me.
  • FoxwellFoxwell Posts: 142
    Well...Levi gave it his best, but it looks like Alberto's going to do it.

    Too bad most Americans won't hear about his feat: one of only five cyclists to win all three grand tours!

    Muy Bien Alberto!
    "In the depths of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer." -- Albert Camus

    "He who knows only his own side of the case, knows little of that." -- John Stuart Mill

    "Mongo just a pawn in game of life." -- Mongo
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