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To: RR who wrote (39174)	7/19/2001 7:05:22 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

RR: Ya Gotta love the Biking Star Lance Armstrong...What a great role model. He overcomes cancer and continues to execute on his plan when he's out on the race course... _________________________________________________ Wednesday July 18, 06:26 PM Armstrong unmatchable in uphill time trial By Kevin Fylan CHAMROUSSE, France (Reuters) - Lance Armstrong has dealt another demoralising blow to his Tour de France rivals after he made it two Alpine stage wins out of two with an attacking rhythm no one else could match. The U.S. Postal rider was out of the saddle from the start of the 32-kilometre mountain time trial from Grenoble to Chamrousse, dancing his way to victory in the 11th stage with a time of one hour seven minutes 27 seconds on Wednesday. That time was exactly a minute faster than Jan Ullrich could manage and the German is now three minutes 34 seconds behind Armstrong, an overwhelming favourite to complete a hat-trick of Tour victories. Francois Simon of France managed to hold on to the leader's yellow jersey but Armstrong, who moved up to third in the overall standings, cut his lead by seven minutes to 13:07. He also reduced his deficit to the Kazakhstan climber Andrei Kivilev to two minutes and with the three more mountain stages to come after Thursday's rest day he will be highly confident of making up that time. Perhaps more significantly, he also gained yet more time on all his main challengers, as Ullrich and the other riders failed to stay the pace. BELOKI THIRD Joseba Beloki finished third on Wednesday, one minute 35 seconds back, while Christophe Moreau was down in eighth at exactly three minutes. Armstrong now leads Beloki by 3 minutes 10 seconds, Ullrich by 3:34 and Moreau by 5:14. "Today I had two objectives," Armstrong said. "I was racing against the other favourites for the race but also against Simon and Kivilev. "I was surprised Kivilev dropped six minutes. I think I have a good chance of catching him in the Pyrenees." Wednesday's course provided a stiff challenge for the contenders for the yellow jersey, coming on the back of the three huge climbs faced on Tuesday. Armstrong claimed that the grimace on his face for much of that first day in the mountains had been a bluff for the cameras but there was nothing stage-managed about his run on Wednesday. This was just a lung-bursting effort from start to finish from the American, who trained extensively on the course over the winter and won a similar stage in Switzerland in the run-up to his Tour hat-trick bid. "I played a bit of poker on Tuesday but I knew I wouldn't be able to do that again today," Armstrong said. PREPARATION "I rode this course four or five times in preparation, which helped. I think we're now getting closer to the yellow jersey." The American took 11 seconds off Ullrich over the first 13.5 kms of the course before the steep gradient kicked in. He extended that advantage to 47 seconds at the 21.5-km mark and quickening his pace still further as he passed the cheering, flag-waving crowds, he eventually took a minute off the German, who is looking fitter and stronger than he has since his win in 1997. Thursday provides the first of two much-needed rest days, as the riders fly south west to Perpignan for three more days' climbing in the Pyrenees. ________________________________________________ Have a safe trip....In the next few weeks I'm working to finalize a deal with Teradyne. I have helped some bright young engineers create a company and we are very close to licensing the first product (at a very challenging time in the marketplace). Its been a great learning experience for everyone. We can't take the final milestone for granted until the deal is signed though...=) Best regards, Scott