Mayo storms into lead
ByEurosport
Published 10/06/2004 at 15:25 GMT
Spaniard Iban Mayo (Euskaltel) stormed into the Dauphiné lead after a stunning win in the 21.6km time trial on Mount Ventoux on Thursday. Mayo, widely reguarded as Lance Armstrong's most dangerous rival for the Tour de France, climbed the 'Giant of Proven
Mayo performed with astounding class on the formidably steep Mount Ventoux climbs, establishing the best time of 55 minutes and 51 seconds, to ease past Hamilton.
Hamilton's Phonak teammate, Oscar Sevilla, came third 1:03 behind, while fellow Spaniard Juan Miguel Mercado (QuickStep-Davitamon) was fourth 1:48 adrift.
Five-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong (U.S. Postal) could only manage fifth, trailing in nearly two minutes behind Mayo.
The Euskaltel rider, bidding for a Tour de France win after his sixth place in the 2003 edition, got his first taste of yellow on Mount Ventoux, and now leads the overall standings by 36 seconds over Hamilton, 1:14 over Sevilla and exactly two minutes over Armstrong.
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