Lance Armstrong on 2009 Tour de France Stage 14

Male: I would like to go back to Arcalis for just a second. When you said
that Alberto’s attack was not the plan, if he had taken the jersey
that day, it would really change the dynamic of the last three.
Instead of AG2R at the front, we have seen Astana, I mean,
looking back, can you give reflect on that a little bit, the difference
the six seconds made.

Lance Armstrong: Yeah, we would have given it away. We would have let our break
go and let them have ? try to selectively pick that break, say, you
give a guy a few minutes and, that is what we always did in the
past. I am assuming that is what Johan would have done again.

Or did you faint on those stages. It takes a lot of energy. You see it
has taken a lot out of them although they are riding really well but
yeah.

Male: Can you talk a little bit about the conversations you have had with
Levi since his injury.

Lance Armstrong: Well. I have talked to them. Obviously, yesterday morning when I
woke up and got the news and he had the surgery last night, came
back to the hotel so he is with us last night and this morning. He
was bumming, he was riding really well, and he was up there on
the GC. When you could pull out your crystal ball and figure out
how it would have gone, it would have been pretty cool but just
terrible luck and he will be back.