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About 40 minutes into the racer Roy Knickman of Coors Light started the first assault. Ignoring the hot weather, a breakaway groftpr eventually wheeled to a 4V2-minute advantage over the pack, which in* eluded Nijdam and most of hi£ WordPerfect teammates. *
About one kilometer (six-tenth^; of a mile) from the finish line at Mas-r sanutten, Jorg Muller of Clas-Cajas^ tur began the end game by going oi> the attack. Armstrong, working uphill, put on a dazzling burst o£ speed to seize the moment. *
“He went by Muller like he was[ standing still,” said ESPN analyst Brian TVevor. J
Quickly, Alcala wheeled into sec-^ ond place, with Kvalsvoll in pursuit. *
But Armstrong was saving thd best for last. He fought his way back to the front, then made one more move. t
With a final glimpse over hig shoulder at Alcala and the others,' Armstrong broke away. “I told ipyjf self I just had to sprint all-out,”Armstrong said. . • I
Would he have enough left fori victory after 100 miles and three steep climbs in the blistering heat? ;
Yes. He even made it look easy. •
Armstrong finished the course in( four hours, 18 minutes and 33 seconds. Kvalsvoll was three seconds behind, with Muller third and Alcala fourth at 4:18:37.
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