Subject: RE: Lance to race Kona- Rumor...Laurent Jalabert ex pro cycler and major force in the Tour de France competed in Kona last year and finished in something like 9:10 ish, which is very respectable. Yes, he's not LA, but he still qualified somehow, somewhere!! Yes, LA is or was clearly the best in his sport by far etc... but to a common man who is a fellow cancer survivor and puts in the miles, watches his nutrition, juggles training with family, work and friends, budgets for gear, training camps and races, I believe that even LA has to qualify for Kona just like the rest of us. Even the great LA wasn't given 7 Tour de France wins... (P.S.: Like millions of others LA has been an inspriation to me too!) |