I have a general question for those interested in the Tour. It seems that Armstrong has stolen a march on his official team leader, Contador, and is now ahead of him. After team time trials tomorrow, Armstrong could/should be in yellow...since Astana is thought to be the strongest team and he's only 40 seconds off the lead and in 3rd right now. Contador would remain 19 seconds behind Armstrong.
If I understand tour etiquette properly, the narrow margin puts the team in a gray zone. Armstrong said after the race "it doesn't take a genius to know that you have got to be there at the front when it is windy because anything can happen." If he wearing yellow, will he be expected to fetch bottles for Contador? My understanding is no. The team would/should let both stay up front, have neither fetch bottles, and let the mountains decide who the real leader is. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
