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Originally posted by Alex_de_Large
Sure, but having teammates who can chase down a break, and/or create a break to stress the rest of the field (like they did in the Pyrennees) can be a huge asset.
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Sure, but that doesn't address all the blather coming out of Paul and Phil about how Lance is in great shape because he has 3 or 5 or whatever of his guys with him in front, or how great it is for Lance to have Landis or Acevedo or Hincapie pull for 5 miles before dropping off for the next one. Basso or Ullrich or whomever is just as benefitted.
Put another way, other than the time trials, why can't Ullrich just be the 10th member of U.S. Postal and shadow Lance. I think the answer is he can, and then it comes down to Lance just being a little bit better and every commentator being utterly full of crap.
