[nutmeg]

The final two minutes of the stage this morning are something I will never forget. Lance is a friggin' cyclin' God.

Same here. As Phil Liggett said after Lance crossed the line: "Lance Armstrong does not know the word "defeat"!

[auboy]

could have been expected to let his rivals grab a consolation victory in the race's last mountain stage.

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As Phil Liggett said after Lance crossed the line: "Lance Armstrong does not know the word "defeat"!

OTOH, the French do know the words "consolation" and "defeat".