That's what it take to win the Tour

An early spring taining ride up an alp called the Col de la Madeleine. It was raining and cold. U.S. Postal Team direction Johan Buryeel pulled alongside Armstrong in the follow car……

Johan : There’s snow 6km form the top.
Lance : Huh?
Johan : You can’t pass.
Lance : How much snow.
Johan : A lot. From an avalanche.
Lance : What if I keep going?
Johan : You can’t. 3 meters of snow. Guy says there’s no way you can ride. No way.
Lance : Who says that?



…….. in the end, they stopped before the avalanche spot. Johan told Lance to get in the car, told him he was done for the day. Armstrong begged to differ. “I think I’m going to ride a little more, go down 10K and come back.”……. Armstrong vanished down the mountain, Johan stood in the rain, his grin cutting the gloom.

“That’s what it takes to win the Tour,” Johan said, “Training in this weather. Nobody sees that.”

Read more...