Even Lance Armstrong says that Alberto Contador deserves to be the winer of the 2009 Tour De France. Now the long-awaited explanation between Contador and Armstrong has finally taken place. The Spaniard seems better equipped for the final victory of the 2009 Tour De France. Armstrong is a winner too. He says he participated this year to raise awareness about cancer. Now fans are lining up wearing Livestrong bracelets to get his autograph.
One minute and thirty-seven seconds is the time that separates Alberto Contador from its first prosecutor, the American Lance Armstrong. One week away from the Champs-Elysee arrival it's not insurmountable. But never disount Armstrong's mental and tactical immense resources. Yet, it will be very hard for Armstrong to make a comeback. If no, Contador may be the winner.
Yesterday, when arriving the finish line at Verbier, Contador had his tradition mimic of shot. As if the race was finished and Tour De France could be even suspended due to an early winner. It left an impressions that he even is done with the "father of Tour De France" Lence Armstrong, the the Spanish Daily ABC had a headline that reads "Contador Buries Armstrong."
On arrival in the Alps, Alberto Contador is in an extremely favorable position. The rider has proved Sunday that he was the best climber of the race, showing an impressive freshness. "My goal is to be the highest roller of all climbers," he says. Not to mention his cool, which allowed him to ignore the star treatment given to Armstrong.
Armstrong, on the other hand acts like a modest accessible and good timmate model. Since the start of the Tour De France, the seven-times winner has tried to be modest, smiling, accessible. Sunday evening, he reached a new level by signaling that he abandons his dream of victory: "Alberto has proven that he was the best rider, the best climber. I will do my best to be a solid team. When someone made such a demonstration, we can not deny reality. The attack would be dishonest and contrary to the rules."
French daily newspaper Le Mode writes that Armstrong is like the former "terrible child" that has turned to a "wise child." The Verbie stage showed that his desire to return to the summit of the 2009 Tour De France at the age of 37 may prove to be more difficult then thought before.
In fact, Verbie is in Switzerland. The 16th stage Tuesday will be a Swiss-Italy-France ordeal, a 160-kilometer (99.4-mile) trek from Martigny to Bourg-Saint-Maurice. It will include the the most difficult climb of the race.
By Armen Hareyan
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