Armstrong Wins Ironman 70.3 Florida (w/cool photo). (Page 3)

an anomoly, such as one ball

Not sure what I'd do with it, but he'd get get penalized if he did, so I doubt I'd have the opportunity!

Armstrong is a funny guy.

When Lance wants lunch, it's time for lunch. That is the mentality it takes to put yourself at the center of things, to hold yourself to the standard to be best.

My take is that he is also fueled by anger. Push, he pushes back times ten. The media, WADA, cancer, other cyclists... they push him, he pushes back. He inhales controversy and criticism and exhales Tour de France victories, time trial wins, comebacks. He is like pushing against a hurricane. It's a waste of time, you'll only get blown over.

At the heart of him is a fighter. On a genetic level. A clever, resourceful, reserved and relentless fighter. As a fighter he has, and this is strictly my opinion, once or twice adopted the mindset that "the rules are, there are no rules". For a man put in his position from a single parent childhood to a cancer survivor that mentality is pretty easy to understand.

He had a falling out with two dear friends of mine, and I only met Lance himself a few times as a fan- before cancer, before massive stardom. I don't know him beyond my guesses from a distance.

That said, he is a sub-species of homo sapien we could call "homo-maximus", a fighter, a gladiator. While I always tend to side with friends in the conflict that swirls around him, I sense there is a good dude in there; a guy who is a fighter- which I admire- is the consummate tactician and a relentless adversary to his competitors. Those things I respect and admire.

With age, I think he'll reflect on his strengths and maybe his other aspects. He's a smart guy who does yearn for fairness. I wouldn't hold my breath for a mea culpa, and as it stands, there may not be a necessity for one...

I do, even tempered against that backdrop of friendship with his adversaries, admire Lance Armstrong for his accomplishments, unrelenting desire to win and unwillingness to succumb even to the frailties of our own physiology. His unrelenting, indominable spirit is stronger even than the human body.

Armstrong is a funny guy.

When Lance wants lunch, it's time for lunch. That is the mentality it takes to put yourself at the center of things, to hold yourself to the standard to be best.

My take is that he is also fueled by anger. Push, he pushes back times ten. The media, WADA, cancer, other cyclists... they push him, he pushes back. He inhales controversy and criticism and exhales Tour de France victories, time trial wins, comebacks. He is like pushing against a hurricane. It's a waste of time, you'll only get blown over.

At the heart of him is a fighter. On a genetic level. A clever, resourceful, reserved and relentless fighter. As a fighter he has, and this is strictly my opinion, once or twice adopted the mindset that "the rules are, there are no rules". For a man put in his position from a single parent childhood to a cancer survivor that mentality is pretty easy to understand.

He had a falling out with two dear friends of mine, and I only met Lance himself a few times as a fan- before cancer, before massive stardom. I don't know him beyond my guesses from a distance.

That said, he is a sub-species of homo sapien we could call "homo-maximus", a fighter, a gladiator. While I always tend to side with friends in the conflict that swirls around him, I sense there is a good dude in there; a guy who is a fighter- which I admire- is the consummate tactician and a relentless adversary to his competitors. Those things I respect and admire.

With age, I think he'll reflect on his strengths and maybe his other aspects. He's a smart guy who does yearn for fairness. I wouldn't hold my breath for a mea culpa, and as it stands, there may not be a necessity for one...

I do, even tempered against that backdrop of friendship with his adversaries, admire Lance Armstrong for his accomplishments, unrelenting desire to win and unwillingness to succumb even to the frailties of our own physiology. His unrelenting, indominable spirit is stronger even than the human body.

his left foot angle seems so steep.  i think he knows what he's doing though.

X2 - I was just reading the USAT rules the other day and remembered reading the part about nothing allowed to be left on the race course.  

3 things I have read recently

1) You only get about 2watts per cm drop as confirmed by the Cervelo guys

2) There is a point where too much drop is less aero as mentionned by the Fitwerks guys in a recent article

3) The more drop, the more the hip angle is closed, the harder it is to generate power.

Some people would have you thinking that if your chin rubs against the front tire you are invisible to air. I suspect Lance found the perfect balance between power and aero.

Tom, what do you do for a living.  This post was incredible.  Love the writing!  

I hope I have a percentage of whatever drives Lance.  I am in the process of finding that "fire in my belly" and I love the feeling.  

I'll give you a hint...  Its in his signature and I believe he does a fair bit of writing as part of that job.  

Big Tom fan here.    (oh and big lance fan too, but bigger Tom fan)

I'll give you a hint...  Its in his signature and I believe he does a fair bit of writing as part of that job.  

Big Tom fan here.    (oh and big lance fan too, but bigger Tom fan)

yeah, this is the interwebs where most things are fair game, and yeah its in sarc font, and yeah, maybe its meant to be in jest...but why even go there?...I mean, seriously....there's tons of other threads that discuss this crap.....