On July 19 23:20, in 2009 the 96th session of link law big game has ended the 15th leg from the loose Tully Egypt to every Biai 207.5 kilometer difficult contests, in 2007 the link law champion, Astana motorcade’s Kang Tad wins the championship by 5 hour 3 minute 58 second result, and first time has put on the overall result yellow unlined upper garment by 63 hour 17 minute 56 second result in this big games! Armstrong obtained yesterday 9th, and has rushed to the overall result second position by 63 hour 19 minute 33 second.
This leg appearance of the mountain steep difficulty is huge, the entire journey has 4 3 level of hill climbing spots, separately in 8 kilometer, 18.5 kilometer, 54 kilometers and 74 kilometers place, 2 level of hill climbing in 135.5 kilometers place, but the difficulty biggest 1 level of hill climbing spot, is located at competition’s end point place. And has established two sprint spots in 56.5 kilometers and 181 kilometers, for the prominent mountainous region match’s characteristic, the sprint competition reduces the threshold. Before the competition starts, the contestant and the staff that elderly women who died unfortunately for the day before yesterday pays silent tribute first one minute. Local time 12.08 points (Beijing standard time 18.08 points), competition official start.
The mountainous region match often is spreads out contestant the best way, but actually became the rare more than hundred person of together mountaineering in yesterday the magnificent situation, when also had 7 kilometers to the end point, the large unit embezzled completely sub-element’s first 9 contestants, only then the Sipila gram also rode in the front not far away, but strength small and weak he is also surmounted in a flash, went is the strongest strength most direct dialog completely! In the large unit most before in the troop, we saw Armstrong, Kang Tad, Palestinian Dewilde, gram Roden, Uygur Jinsi, the size has executed Leica and Nepali Bari such overall result arranges at the first ten top contestant, but Northern peduncle Nepal and the Xin carpi in which, this crazy competition will not produce new Huang Shan yesterday without a doubt!
Kang Tad forestalls to send the strength, Andy executes Leica to follow, afterward gram Roden surpassed Armstrong, the silence very long Sasite thunder has also flushed, but Armstrong went all out with them maintains is advancing in unison, when left the end point 4 kilometers, Kang Tad was already in the lead large unit for 40 seconds, Armstrong looks like to this kind of crazy impact already had no alternative, he is surpassed unceasingly by the human, but Kang Tad has not let Andy execute Leica to pursue prevails half step, he always maintained is being away from the quite long lead, finally 1 kilometer place already the hand grasped 40 second lead, did not have any to be anxious again, he has attained finally oneInferior significance extremely significant leg champion! In other award items, Pelly assisted the peduncle to rely on yesterday’s good display, consolidated itself by 109 points to climb the first position; Hu Shuford continues by 201 points to enjoy sprints the green unlined upper garment; Danish abundant silver ingot driving team’s Andy executed Leica to obtain the leg yesterday second, an overall result leap rushed fifth, he has attained the new person mourning clothes; But the Astana motorcade relied on yesterday’s win, by 188 hour 22 minute 49 second retrieval motorcade first; Dared to fight the prize to give the rambo motorcade’s Sipila gram.
Seven session of link law champion Armstrong after the difficult 15th leg had ended, the language leaves acknowledged astonishingly, after is flung easily by Kang Tad, oneself needed to say with the eighth link law champion goodbye. In the competition, Armstrong and the teammate, in 2007 the champion Kang Tad’s competition has been the absolute focal point, both sides launches for the Astana motorcade’s collar riding position has fought relative PK, but Kang Tad had proven yesterday with the decisive sprint he is the Astana motorcade most has the opportunity to win the link law championship the rider. 37 year-old Armstrong also commended that Kang Tad is “the most formidable rider”, and acknowledged that now speaking of him, the eighth link law champion already finished.
“Kang Tad with the strength demonstrated that he is the best rider, the best climber, he has won this leg with his way, needs to remove hat in salute to him.”Armstrong said that “I think after today, he had proven he is the link law match most formidable contestant, I attempt to want myself to think that I am more splendid, but I cannot achieve. Now the necessity has not wasted the time, I did have possessed me to be able to do, but I (the present) am not best.”“has many theatrical hearsays about me and Kang Tad, specially in media mouth, but after today this leg had ended, we will unite in together, with all teammate same place, my I with all one’s strength, will enable the motorcade to become a strong team.”Armstrong said. The Armstrong present overall result climbs to second once again, falls behind Kang a Tad 1 minute 37 second, the Astana motorcade also returns to the motorcade scoreboard first.
Now, Armstrong already prepared for Kang Tad to fight, “some people hoped that I can also look like 2004 to 2005 seasons such ride the line, but this was not already realistic.”Armstrong said.
