Same thing happened year. I lose track, maybe it was '03. After the early TTT, the first 6 or 7 spots in the GC belonged to USPS, with Lance in second place, and then taking the yellow only a day or two later. They tried to make a story out of "will he hold his lead in the mountains," and he simply crushed everyone else. Anything can happen, but his form and his team have never been better. As if the crew wasn't enough, they've added Popovych & Savoldelli as domestiques! This is the A-Team, if ever there was one.
Just got a new ride myself: Dean El Diente Super-Lite 6/4 Ti