Once money is on the line, he runs the table.
Some bicycle riders are like that.
Or at least they hope to. When the 87th Tour de France begins its three-week journey on Saturday in western France, the list of contenders who have been hiding their game lately will be longer than usual, for a couple of reasons. Foremost is that Lance Armstrong, the defending champion, has been convincingly strong in the run-up to the Tour. Few rivals were eager to risk their morale by seriously challenging Armstrong in a minor race. Physically, he is at least as good as last year, and mentally he is stronger than last year,'' judged Armstrong's team director, Johan Bruyneel.