The Discerning Texan
All that is necessary for evil to triumph, is for good men to do nothing.
-- Edmund Burke
-- Edmund Burke
Saturday, July 17, 2004
Armstrong wins critical mountain stage
Fellow Texan Lance Armstrong won today's crucial stage in the Pyranees, putting more distance between he and his primary competitors for the yellow jersey. He also cut significantly into the lead of Frenchman Thomas Voeckler, who now holds the yellow by only 0:22. Meanwhile Tyler Hamilton dropped out of the race, and German Jan Ullrich appears to be almost too far behind (almost 7 minutes) to seriously challenge for this year's tour. From here it appears that Lance's primary challenger will be Italian Ivan Basso, who again today kept pace with Armstrong all the way to the top. More updates on the tour results can be found here, here, and here.
Go Lance!
Go Lance!
