Lance Armstrong has accomplished just about every meaningful thing is there accomplish in the world of cycling and no one has ever come close to dominating the online wagering cycling action the way Armstrong has.
He was won more Tour de France titles than any other human being in history and he has single-handedly done more to elevate the profile of cycling among wagering online fans and to the American public in general than anyone in sports betting history.
So why would he subject himself to the scrutiny of the media, throw himself at the mercy of the online wagering odds makers and force his body to things that that it was never meant to do?
To claim one more Tour de France online wagering title, of course.
For super-human athletes that have accomplished seemingly everything there is to accomplish in the wagering online competition, there is no such thing as enough when it comes to winning.
Seven Tour de France online wagering titles are great, but eight Tour de France online titles would be better. For these extremely driven athletes the quest for perfection is all consuming and it often ends in badly.
Sports betting fans surely remember the last years of Michael Jordan’s reign in the NBA betting action? The last few games with little more than 15-foot jump shots, and foul-outs, with the wimpy Washington Wizards were crazy? Certainly not what you would expect from one of the greatest athletes in the history of sports betting. But it’s tough for these sports betting icons to let go.
In Armstrong’s case the contrast isn’t quite as strong as he’s still one of the top three cyclists in the world and after a good showing at the recent Tour of Switzerland he looks in good shape to challenge for one more Tour de France title.
However, with plenty of talented and younger riders in the Tour de France betting action this year he’s hardly the lock he used to be. But with his hand-picked team of riders on his newly formed Team RadioShack you can be sure he’ll be in the thick of things right down to the final day of the Tour de France odds action.