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Originally Posted by thealmighty
I hope Oscar Pereiro wins. Giving someone 30 minutes in one stage, and the yellow jersey, and thinking you are going to get it back. Priceless!! Plus, all the others let him go. THey all know he has finished top ten (10th) twice, yet did nothing. Phonak just does not have the team to help a true champion (not that Landis would have won today anyway). Can you imagine Lance giving the jersey away with a week to go because he was worried about his team having to work.
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I did like Landis' take on this the day after the Pereiro stage. Essentially he said "well if I can't get it back, then I wasn't very likely to hold on to it anyway."
I think the idea was that once they hit the alps that Landis would regain the Yellow, and then would have two teams supporting him. Though I agree giving the Yellow to Pereiro was pretty questionable. The guy has top ten finishes and I believe he won a mountain stage a couple of years ago. That was the part that didn't make sense.